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| 12 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 13 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE RELEASE FROM 9 |
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| 14 | 12 | | PAROLE OR POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION OF CERTAIN PERSONS 10 |
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| 15 | 13 | | WHO COMMITTED CRIMES WHEN THEY WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 11 |
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| 16 | 14 | | EIGHTEEN; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12 |
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| 18 | 16 | | 14 |
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| 19 | 17 | | Subtitle 15 |
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| 20 | 18 | | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE RELEASE 16 |
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| 21 | 19 | | FROM PAROLE OR POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION 17 |
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| 22 | 20 | | OF CERTAIN PERSONS WHO COMMITTED CRIMES 18 |
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| 23 | 21 | | WHEN THEY WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 19 |
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| 24 | 22 | | EIGHTEEN. 20 |
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| 26 | 24 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22 |
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| 28 | 26 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 16 -93-622, as amended by Section 2 of Acts 24 |
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| 29 | 27 | | 2025, No. 173, is amended to read as follows: 25 |
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| 30 | 28 | | 16-93-622. Parole or post-release supervision discharge for offenders 26 |
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| 31 | 29 | | who are minors — Reinstatement of rights. 27 |
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| 32 | 30 | | (a) The Post-Prison Transfer Board may discharge a person from parole 28 |
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| 33 | 31 | | or post-release supervision if : 29 |
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| 34 | 32 | | (1) The the person: 30 |
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| 35 | 33 | | (A)(1) Was released on parole or post -release supervision 31 |
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| 36 | 34 | | under § 16-93-621 or any provision of this chapter in which the person's 32 |
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| 37 | 35 | | parole or post-release supervision term exceeds five (5) years, for having 33 |
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| 38 | 36 | | committed an offense as a minor; and 34 |
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| 39 | 37 | | (B)(2) Has served at least five (5) years on parole or 35 |
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| 45 | 41 | | (2) The prosecuting attorney in the county where the person was 1 |
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| 46 | 42 | | originally convicted has consented to the discharge of the person from parole 2 |
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| 47 | 43 | | or post-release supervision. 3 |
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| 48 | 44 | | (b) If the board decides to discharge a person under subsection (a) of 4 |
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| 49 | 45 | | this section, the board shall notify the prosecuting attorney of the judicial 5 |
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| 50 | 46 | | district where the person was convicted. 6 |
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| 51 | 47 | | (c)(1) If the prosecuting attorney does not object to the board's 7 |
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| 52 | 48 | | decision within sixty (60) days of notification under subsection (b) of this 8 |
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| 53 | 49 | | section, the person shall be discharged from parole or post -release 9 |
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| 54 | 50 | | supervision. 10 |
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| 55 | 51 | | (2) If the prosecuting attorney objects to the board's decision 11 |
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| 56 | 52 | | within sixty (60) days of notification under subsection (b) of this section, 12 |
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| 57 | 53 | | the person shall not be discharged from parole or post -release supervision. 13 |
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| 58 | 54 | | (b)(d) Unless otherwise provided by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 14 |
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| 59 | 55 | | 51, a person who has been discharged from parole or post -release supervision 15 |
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| 60 | 56 | | under subsection (a) of this section shall have his or her constitutional 16 |
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| 61 | 57 | | right to vote restored. 17 |
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