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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 312
BY SENATOR MORRISH
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 15:571.3(B)(1), relative to diminution of sentence for good2
behavior; to provide for application; to provide for an effective date; and to provide3
for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 15:571.3(B)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง571.3. Diminution of sentence for good behavior7
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B.(1)(a) Except as provided in Paragraph (B)(2) of this Section, every inmate9
in the custody of the department who has been convicted of a felony, except an10
inmate convicted a second time of a crime of violence as defined by R.S. 14:2(B),11
and sentenced to imprisonment for a stated number of years or months, or when the12
sentencing court has denied or conditioned eligibility for "good time" as provided in13
R.S. 15:537, may earn, in lieu of incentive wages, a diminution of sentence by good14
behavior and performance of work or self-improvement activities, or both, to be15
known as "good time." Those inmates serving life sentences will be credited with16
good time earned which will be applied toward diminution of their sentences at such17
time as the life sentences might be commuted to a specific number of years. The18
secretary shall establish regulations for awarding and recording of good time and19
shall determine when good time has been earned toward diminution of sentence. The20
amount of diminution of sentence allowed under the provisions of this Section shall21
be at the rate of thirty-five days for every thirty days in actual custody.22
(b) The provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall be23
applicable to persons convicted of offenses on or after January 1, 1992 and who24
are not serving a sentence for the following offenses:25 SB NO. 312 ENROLLED
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(i) A sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541.1
(ii) A crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B).2
(iii) Any offense which would constitute a crime of violence as defined3
in R.S. 14:2(B) or a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541, regardless of the date4
of conviction.5
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Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall provide no basis for any action by any7
inmate in custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to seek release or to8
see any type of legal redress.9
Section 3. This Act shall become effective on October 15, 2010.10
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: