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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 321
BY SENATOR MARTINY
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 15:574.4(A)(5), relative to parole; to provide for eligibility for parole2
consideration for certain inmates who are at least fifty years of age and have met3
certain conditions; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 15:574.4(A)(5) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง574.4. Parole; eligibility7
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(5) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, unless eligible9
for parole at an earlier date, a person committed to the Department of Public10
Safety and Corrections for a term or terms of imprisonment with or without11
benefit of parole and serving a life sentence ordered pursuant to the provisions12
of R.S. 15:529.1 of Act No. 1245 of the 1995 Regular Session of the Legislature13
that were ameliorated by Section 2 of Act No. 403 of the 2001 Regular Session14
of the Legislature, shall be eligible for parole consideration upon reaching the15
age of fifty years old if all of the following conditions are met:16
(a) The offender has not been convicted of a crime of violence as defined17
in R.S. 14:2(B); however, for purposes of this Paragraph, a conviction shall not18
be considered a crime of violence if in fact physical violence was not perpetrated19
against the victim by the offender in the commission of the crime.20
(b)The offender has served at least fifteen years of imprisonment in21
actual custody.22
(c) The offender has not committed any disciplinary offenses in twelve23
consecutive months prior to the parole eligibility date.24
(d) The offender has completed substance abuse treatment as applicable.25
(e) The offender has completed anger management treatment as26
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(f) The offender has obtained a low-risk level designation determined by1
a validated risk assessment instrument approved by the secretary of the2
Department of Public Safety and Corrections.3
(g) The offender has completed the mandatory minimum of one hundred4
hours of pre-release programming in accordance with the provisions of R.S.5
15:827.1, if such programming is available.6
(h) The offender has obtained a GED credential, unless the offender has7
previously obtained a high school diploma or is deemed by a certified educator8
as being incapable of obtaining a GED credential due to a learning disability or9
because such programming is not available. If the offender is deemed incapable10
of obtaining a GED credential, the offender shall successfully complete at least11
one of the following:12
(i) A literacy program.13
(ii) An adult basic education program.14
(iii) A job skills training program.15
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: