Bill No.: SF0017                  Drafter:  JHR

LSO No.:  11LSO-0078              Effective Date:  7/1/2011

Enrolled Act No.:  SEA0017

Chapter No.:       30

Prime Sponsor:     Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:       Probation and parole-amendments.

Subject:  Clarifications and amendments relating to probation, parole and victim's compensation.

Summary/Major Elements:

· An order for victim restitution currently constitutes a judgment.  This act provides that it is mandatory for a clerk to issue execution on victim restitution orders.

· The act amends terminology and provides that probation and parole "officers" are now probation and parole "agents" and provides immunity to agents.

· The act provides for the appointment of a field services administrator by the director of the department of corrections.

· The act provides that "conditional release" does not include release on bail.  The impact of this change is that probation and parole agents will not supervise individuals on bail.

· The act requires that before releasing a person on parole, the board of parole will provide notice of parole hearings to victims if the victims have registered to receive notification.  The law previously did not limit notification to victims who requested notification.

· The act clarifies that the board of parole may order the arrest of a parolee under certain circumstances, including when a parolee has absconded from supervision or violated parole.

· The act clarifies the duties of probation and parole agents.

· The act clarifies when a preliminary hearing is required upon re-incarceration of a person who violated a condition of parole or probation.

· The act limits the per diem for housing parolees and probationers in county jails to an amount determined by the department of corrections based upon funds appropriated to the department.