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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 589
BY SENATOR GUILLORY AND REPRESENTATI VE HARDY
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 15:571.5(C) and 574.9(E), relative to criminal procedure; to2
allow good behavior credit while on parole; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 15:571.5(C) and 574.9(E) are hereby amended and reenacted to read5
as follows: 6
§571.5. Supervision upon release after diminution of sentence for good behavior;7
conditions of release; revocation8
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C. If such person's parole is revoked by the parole board for violation of the10
terms of parole, the person shall be recommitted to the department for the remainder11
of the original full term. , subject to credit for time served for good behavior12
while on parole.13
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§574.9. Revocation of parole for violation of condition; board panels; return to15
custody hearing; duration of reimprisonment and reparole after16
revocation; credit for time served; revocation for a technical violation17
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E. When the parole of a parolee has been revoked by the board for the19
violation of the conditions of parole, the parolee shall be returned to the physical20
custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of corrections21
services, and serve the remainder of his sentence as of the date of his release on22
parole, subject to consideration by the board of any commutation of the sentence,23
ACT No. 792 SB NO. 589 ENROLLED
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and any diminution of sentence earned for good behavior while in the institution.1
credit for time served for good behavior while on parole. The parolee shall be2
given credit for time served prior to the revocation hearing whether such time is3
served in a local detention facility, state institution, or out-of-state institution4
pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 880. The parolee shall not5
receive credit for such time served prior to the revocation hearing where the6
revocation is based on the subsequent conviction of a crime, in which case the7
parolee will receive credit for time served for the subsequent conviction pursuant to8
Code of Criminal Procedure Article 880.9
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: