HB0086 Victim notification by board of parole.

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2005 General Session Summary for HB0086

Bill
No.:
HB0086
Drafter:

JHR

LSO No.:
05LSO-0303
Effective
Date:

2/17/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0011

Chapter
No.:
24

Prime
Sponsor:
Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch
Title:
Victim notification by board of parole.

Subject:
Amends
requirements for victim notification concerning parolees.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Under current law, the Department of Corrections
is required to offer
the opportunity of notification to the victim, key witnesses, prosecuting
attorney and victim witness coordinators and advocates of a decision to grant
or modify parole and conditions imposed.

This bill:

Requires the Department to offer to provide notification of the date of
release of an inmate and a change in the location of parole supervision;

Requires the Board of Parole to provide the opportunity for notification
regarding:

Any decision to grant or modify parole and any conditions imposed;

Any pending revocation of parole or other return to custody;

Any absconscion from supervision and subsequent apprehension;

Any rescission of parole; and

Discharge from parole.

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0086

ENROLLED ACT NO. 11, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to victim notification; amending the requirement that the department of corrections notify the victim when an inmate is to be paroled; requiring the board of parole to provide victim notification when specified events are scheduled to occur, or have occurred; amending information that is to be provided as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
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204(c)(ii), (v), by creating a new subsection (d), by renumbering (d) and (e) as (e) and (f) and by amending and renumbering (f) as (g) is amended to read:

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204.

Rights of victims and witnesses to be informed during the criminal justice process.

(c)

Victims, key witnesses, offices of prosecutors, victim witness coordinators and advocates who have participated in the criminal prosecution shall be offered the opportunity to be informed in writing by the department of corrections about:

(ii)

The earliest date upon which the offender could be released
and the date released
;

(v)

Any
decision to grant or modify parole and any conditions imposed
change in location of the offender's parole supervision
;

(d)

Victims, key witnesses, offices of prosecutors, victim witness coordinators and advocates who have participated in the criminal prosecution shall be offered the opportunity to be informed in writing by the board of parole about:

(i)

Any decision to grant or modify parole and any conditions imposed;

(ii)

Any pending revocation of parole, any associated return to custody, the revocation hearing date and disposition of revocation proceedings;

(iii)

Any absconscion from supervision and subsequent apprehension;

(iv)

Any rescission of parole;

(v)

Discharge from parole.

(d)
(e)

The governor's office shall ensure that the appropriate government agency shall notify in writing, or in person, victims, key witnesses, prosecutors, victim witness coordinators and advocates who have participated in the criminal prosecution of an application for a pardon or the pending commutation of the offender.

(e)
(f)

Victims, key witnesses, prosecutors, victim witness coordinators and advocates who have participated in the criminal prosecution who wish to receive notification and information shall provide the appropriate criminal justice agencies with their current address and telephone number. This address will only be used for notification purposes.

(f)
(g)

Nothing in subsections (c)
and (d)
through (e)
of this section shall mean the victim, key witnesses, prosecutors, victim witness coordinators or advocates who have participated in the criminal prosecution shall be given information that could jeopardize the safety or security of any person.

Section 2
This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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Victim notification by board of parole.

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