PAROLE VIOLATION HEARING S.B. 1196: FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 1196 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator Alan Sanborn
Committee: Judiciary
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Corrections Code to specify that a parolee accused of a parole violation could not be released merely because a fact-finding hearing was not held within 45 days.
The Code provides that, within 45 days after a paroled prisoner who has been returned or is available for return to a State correctional facility under accusation of a parole violation, other than a conviction punishable by imprisonment, the prisoner is entitled to a fact-finding hearing on the charge before one member of the parole board or an attorney hearings officer designated by the parole board chairperson. Under the bill, if the parolee were in custody, he or she could not be released from custody merely because the fact-finding hearing was not held within the 45-day time limit.
MCL 791.240a Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on the Department of Corrections. The bill would put into statute a policy already adopted by the DOC.
Date Completed: 4-19-06 Fiscal Analyst: Lindsay Hollander
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb1196/0506