January 14, 2008, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and
Civil Matters.
Introduced
Second Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2008)
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SENATE BILL No. 354
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
corrections.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 11-13-3-2; (08)IN0354.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 11-13-3-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2008]: Sec. 2. (a) Release on parole
and discharge of an offender sentenced for an offense under IC 35-50
shall be determined under IC 35-50-6.
(b) Parole and discharge eligibility for offenders sentenced for
offenses under laws other than IC 35-50 is as follows:
(1) A person sentenced upon conviction of a felony to an
indeterminate term of imprisonment is eligible for consideration
for release on parole upon completion of
his the person's
minimum term of imprisonment, less the credit time
he the
person has earned with respect to that term.
(2) A person sentenced upon conviction of a felony to a
determinate term of imprisonment is eligible for consideration for
release on parole upon completion of one-half (1/2) of
his the
person's determinate term of imprisonment or at the expiration of
twenty (20) years, whichever comes first, less the credit time
he
the person has earned with respect to that term.
(3) A person sentenced upon conviction of first degree murder or
second degree murder to a term of life imprisonment is eligible
for consideration for release on parole upon completion of twenty
(20) years of time served on the sentence. A person sentenced
upon conviction of a felony other than first degree murder or
second degree murder to a term of life imprisonment is eligible
for consideration for release on parole upon completion of fifteen
(15) years of time served on the sentence. A person sentenced
upon conviction of more than one (1) felony to more than one (1)
term of life imprisonment is
not eligible for consideration for
release on parole
under this section. after the person has
completed twenty-five (25) years of time served on the
sentence. A person sentenced to a term of life imprisonment does
not earn credit time with respect to that term.
(4) A person sentenced upon conviction of a misdemeanor is not
eligible for parole and shall, instead, be discharged upon
completion of
his the term of imprisonment, less the credit time
he the person has earned with respect to that term.
(c) A person whose parole is revoked may be reinstated on parole
by the parole board any time after the revocation, regardless of whether
the offender was sentenced under IC 35-50 or another law. The parole
board may adopt, under IC 4-22-2, rules and regulations regarding
eligibility for reinstatement.