2011 General Session - Bill Title - SF0017 - Probation and parole-amendments.

AN ACT relating to probation and parole; amending obsolete provisions; clarifying procedures for arrest of parolees in violation of the terms of parole; requiring peace officers to arrest parolees and probationers as specified; clarifying the amount the department of corrections may pay for housing of detained parolees and probationers; expanding authority for good time allowances as specified; clarifying the authority of the board of parole to address payment of restitution by parolees; providing immunity to probation and parole agents as specified; clarifying a prohibition against granting parole to prisoners who have escaped, attempted to escape or assisted an escape from a correctional institution; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.