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§ 6132. Specific powers of board involving offenders

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 61 Pa.C.S.A. Prisons and ParoleEffective: June 30, 2021

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 61 Pa.C.S.A. Prisons and Parole (Refs & Annos)
Part IV. Department of Corrections (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 61. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Effective: June 30, 2021
61 Pa.C.S.A. § 6132
§ 6132. Specific powers of board involving offenders
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(a) General rule.--The board shall have exclusive power:
(1)(i) To parole and reparole, commit and recommit for violations of parole and to discharge from parole all persons sentenced by any court at any time to imprisonment in a State correctional institution pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9762 (relating to sentencing proceeding; place of confinement).
(ii) This paragraph applies to inmates sentenced to definite or flat sentences.
(2)(i) Deleted by 2021, June 30, P.L. 260, No. 59, § 18, imd. effective.
(ii) Except for such special cases, the powers and duties conferred by this section shall not extend to persons sentenced for a maximum period of less than two years and shall not extend to those persons committed to county confinement within the jurisdiction of the court pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9762 (relating to sentencing proceeding; place of confinement).
(3) To establish special conditions of supervision for paroled offenders. Conditions of supervision must be based on the risk presented by and the rehabilitative needs of the offender. Conditions may be modified pursuant to section 6171 (relating to powers and duties of department) or if the board or its designee consents to such modification.
(4) To promulgate regulations establishing general conditions of supervision applicable to every paroled offender.
(b) Construction.--Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent a court from paroling any person sentenced by it for a maximum period of less than two years and housed in a county correctional facility or from paroling an offender committed to county confinement pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9762.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, “period of two years” means the entire continuous term of sentence to which a person is subject, whether for one or more sentences, either to simple imprisonment or to an indeterminate imprisonment as authorized by law to be imposed for criminal offenses.

Credits

2009, Aug. 11, P.L. 147, No. 33, § 7, effective in 60 days [Oct. 13, 2009]. Amended 2012, July 5, P.L. 1050, No. 122, § 14, imd. effective; 2021, June 30, P.L. 260, No. 59, § 18, imd. effective.
61 Pa.C.S.A. § 6132, PA ST 61 Pa.C.S.A. § 6132
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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