Bill Text: GA HB957 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Pardons and paroles; restitution a condition of parole; provide
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-27 - House Second Readers [HB957 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB957-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 957
By:
Representatives Powell of the
171st,
Willard of the
49th,
Jacobs of the
80th,
Ramsey of the
72nd,
Collins of the
27th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding pardons and paroles, so as
to provide that restitution shall be a condition of parole in certain
circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and
for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to general provisions regarding pardons and paroles, is amended by revising Code
Section 42-9-44, relating to specification of terms and conditions for parole,
as follows:
"42-9-44.
(a)
The board, upon placing a person on parole, shall specify in writing the terms
and conditions thereof. A certified copy of the conditions shall be given to
the parolee. Thereafter, a copy shall be sent to the clerk of the court in which
the person was convicted. The board shall adopt general rules concerning the
terms and conditions of parole and concerning what shall constitute a violation
thereof and shall make special rules to govern particular cases. The rules,
both general and special, may include, among other things, a requirement that
the parolee shall not leave this state or any definite area in this state
without the consent of the board; that the parolee shall contribute to the
support of his or her dependents to the best of the parolee's ability; that the
parolee shall make reparation or restitution for his or her crime; that the
parolee shall abandon evil associates and ways; and that the parolee shall carry
out the instructions of his or her parole supervisor, and, in general, so
comport himself or herself as the parolee's supervisor shall determine.
Notwithstanding
the board's authority to require by rule that a parolee make reparation or
restitution for his or her crime, if reparation or restitution was part of the
parolee's original sentence, then such reparation or restitution shall be a
condition for the parolee's parole. A parolee whose parole is conditioned by
reparation or restitution of his or her original crime shall have six months
from the date of his or her parole to make such reparation or
restitution. A violation of the terms of
parole may render the parolee liable to arrest and a return to a penal
institution to serve out the term for which the parolee was
sentenced.
(b)
Each parolee who does not have a high school diploma or a general educational
development
equivalency
diploma (GED)
diploma
shall be required as a condition of parole to obtain a high school diploma or
general educational development
equivalency
diploma (GED)
diploma
or to pursue a trade at a vocational or technical school. Any such parolee who
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board an existing ability or skill which
does in fact actually furnish the parolee a reliable, regular, and sufficient
income shall not be subject to this provision. Any parolee who is determined by
the Department of Corrections or the board to be incapable of completing such
requirements shall only be required to attempt to improve
their
his or
her basic educational skills. Failure of
any parolee subject to this requirement to attend the necessary schools or
courses or to make reasonable progress toward fulfillment of such requirement
shall be grounds for revocation of parole. The board shall establish
regulations regarding reasonable progress as required by this subsection.
This
subsection shall apply to paroles granted on or after July 1,
1995."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.