Section 33.16.060. Duties of the board.

   (a) [See delayed amendment note]. =ro The board shall
        (1) serve as the parole authority for the state;
        (2) consider the suitability for parole of a prisoner who is eligible for discretionary parole at least 90 days before the prisoner's first date of eligibility and upon receipt of the prisoner's application for special medical parole;
        (3) impose parole conditions on all prisoners released under special medical, administrative, discretionary, or mandatory parole;
        (4) under AS 33.16.210, discharge a person from parole when custody is no longer required;
        (5) maintain records of the meetings and proceedings of the board;
        (6) recommend to the governor and the legislature changes in the law administered by the board;
        (7) recommend to the governor or the commissioner changes in the practices of the department and of other departments of the executive branch necessary to facilitate the purposes and practices of parole;
        (8) upon request of the governor, review and recommend applicants for executive clemency; and
        (9) execute other responsibilities prescribed by law.
   (b) The board shall adopt regulations under the Administrative Procedure Act (AS 44.62)
        (1) establishing standards under which the suitability of a prisoner for special medical or discretionary parole shall be determined;
        (2) providing for the supervision of parolees and for recommitment of parolees; and
        (3) governing procedures of the board.
   (c) The board shall establish a program for a parolee who has conditions of parole that include not consuming controlled substances or alcoholic beverages and who has been identified as being at moderate to high risk as identified by a risk-needs assessment. The program must
        (1) include random testing for controlled substance and alcoholic beverage use;
        (2) require that a parole officer file a parole violation report by the close of the next business day if a parolee
             (A) fails to appear for an appointment as directed by the parole officer; or
             (B) tests positive for the use of controlled substances or alcoholic beverages; and
        (3) include a means to notify the board by the close of the next business day that a parole violation report has been filed on a parolee placed in the program by the board.

Authorities

33.16.070;33.16.150;33.16.215

Notes

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References

AS 33.16.070 Process.
AS 33.16.150 Conditions of parole.
AS 33.16.215 Sanctions for technical violations and other violations of parole [Effective January 1, 2017]..

History

(Sec. 2 ch 88 SLA 1985; am Sec. 4 ch 70 SLA 1995; am Sec. 29 ch 83 SLA 2014; am Sec. 121 ch 36 SLA 2016)