ENROLLED
ACT No. 561
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 631
BY REPRESENTATIVE HUNTER
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 15:572.4(E), relative to pardons; to provide relative to recommendations for
3 clemency issued by the board; to provide relative to the expiration of a
4 recommendation upon the expiration of a governor's term in office; to require the
5 Board of Pardons to adopt rules relative to applications on which no action is taken
6 by the governor; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 15:572.4(E) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง572.4. Board of Pardons; rules, regulations, and procedures; notice; restrictions on
10 applications; time periods for additional review
11 * * *
12 E.(1) When no action is taken by the governor on a recommendation for
13 clemency issued by the board, the person seeking clemency shall not be required to
14 reapply to the board and the recommendation shall not expire upon the expiration of
15 the governor's term in office and may be reviewed by the next governor to take
16 office.
17 (2) The board shall adopt rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act
18 to provide for the provisions of this Subsection, but the rules shall not require the
19 person seeking clemency to reapply when no action is taken by the governor on the
20 board's recommendation that the person receive clemency.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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