§ 6113. Board action
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 B. Administration of the Pennsylvania Parole Board (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 30, 2021
61 Pa.C.S.A. § 6113
§ 6113. Board action
(1) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for transacting business and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter and Chapter 45 (relating to recidivism risk reduction incentive), a majority vote of those present at any meeting shall be sufficient for any official action taken by the board. One or more members of the board may attend and participate in any meeting via videoconferencing or similar virtual presence technology.
(b) Panel decisions.--The board may make decisions on parole, reparole, return or revocation in panels of two persons. A panel shall consist of one board member and one hearing examiner or of two board members. Panels shall be appointed by the chairperson or the chairperson's designee. A panel may act without meeting. A panel may meet and take action via videoconferencing or similar virtual presence technology, with the exception of in-person testimony under section 502 of the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L. 882, No. 111),1 known as the Crime Victims Act.
(f) Decision accountability.--The board shall develop, adopt and periodically update as deemed necessary, a parole decisional instrument that is tested prior to implementation, which incorporates evidence-based practices to assist and inform the board's professional judgment in the parole decision-making process.
Credits
2009, Aug. 11, P.L. 147, No. 33, § 7, effective in 60 days [Oct. 13, 2009]. Amended 2010, Oct. 27, P.L. 931, No. 95, § 16, imd. effective; 2021, June 30, P.L. 260, No. 59, § 15, imd. effective.
Footnotes
18 P.S. § 11.502.
61 Pa.C.S.A. § 6113, PA ST 61 Pa.C.S.A. § 6113
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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