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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 751
BY REPRESENTATIVE MORENO
CORRECTIONS: Provides relative to the reinstatement of good time credit in certain
circumstances
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 15:571.4(C), relative to forfeiture of good time; to amend the2
eligibility requirements for the restoration of previously forfeited time; and to3
provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 15:571.4(C) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง571.4. Forfeiture of diminution of sentence7
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C. The secretary may promulgate rules and regulations regarding the9
restoration of previously forfeited good time for disciplinary violations or credits10
toward the reduction of the projected good time parole supervision date. In order to11
be eligible for restoration of good time or credits toward the reduction of the12
projected good time parole supervision date which has been previously forfeited, the13
inmate shall not have been found guilty of any disciplinary major rule violation for14
a consecutive twenty-four month period and shall not have been found guilty of a15
minor rule violation for a consecutive six-month period. Restoration of previously16
forfeited good time or credits toward the reduction of the projected good time parole17
supervision date shall not exceed five hundred forty days.18
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HB NO. 751
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Moreno HB No. 751
Abstract: Amends eligibility requirements for the restoration of forfeited good time.
Present law provides that Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections may promulgate rules and
regulations regarding the restoration of previously forfeited good time for disciplinary
violations or credits toward the reduction of the projected good time parole supervision date.
Present law provides that in order to be eligible for restoration of good time or credits toward
the reduction of the projected good time parole supervision date which has been previously
forfeited, the inmate shall not have been found guilty of any disciplinary violation for a
consecutive 24-month period.
Proposed law changes present law from disciplinary action to rule violations and divides the
violations into major or minor rule violations.
Proposed law provides that in order to be eligible for restoration of good time, the inmate
shall not have been found guilty of a major rule violation for a consecutive 24-month period
and a minor rule violation for a consecutive six-month period.
(Amends R.S. 15:571.4(C))