La. Admin. Code tit. 22 § XI-102

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XI-102 - Powers and Duties of the Committee

A. The Louisiana Committee on Parole shall:

1. make parole, release and revocation decisions under R.S. 15:574.2;

2. evaluate any application filed pursuant to R.S. 15:308 and taking into consideration the risk of danger the applicant would pose to society if released from confinement, shall make recommendations to the Board of Pardons as to whether the applicant is eligible for a reduction in sentence pursuant to R.S. 15:308;

3. adopt rules not inconsistent with law as it deems necessary and proper with respect to the eligibility of offenders for parole and the conditions imposed upon offenders who are released on parole;

4. keep records of its official actions and make them accessible according to law;

5. collect, develop, and maintain statistical information concerning its services and decisions;

6. notify the district attorney of the parish where the conviction occurred:

a. the district attorney of the parish where the conviction occurred shall be allowed to review the record of the offender since incarceration, including but not limited to any educational or vocational training, rehabilitative program participation, disciplinary conduct and risk assessment score. The district attorney shall be allowed to present testimony to the committee and submit information relevant to the proceedings.;

7. notify the victim, or the spouse, or next of kin of a deceased victim, when the offender is scheduled for a parole hearing;

8. when requested to do so, notify, in writing at least seven days prior to the offenders release on parole, the chief of police, sheriff, or district attorney of the parish where the offender will reside and where the conviction(s) occurred;

9. submit an annual report on its performance to the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections on or before February 1 each year for the previous calendar year. This report shall include statistical and other data with respect to the work committee may make of sentencing, parole, or related functions, and may include recommendations for changes considered necessary to improve its effectiveness.

B. The Louisiana Committee on Parole may:

1. apply to a district court to issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of books, papers, and other documents pertinent to the subject of its inquiry;

2. take testimony under oath, either at a hearing or by deposition;

3. sanction an offender's disorderly, threatening, or insolent behavior, or use of insulting, abusive, or obscene language at a hearing or in written communications with the offender's parole application, notice for which shall be provided to the offender at, or prior to, the commencement of proceedings.

La. Admin. Code tit. 22, § XI-102

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Board of Pardons, Committee on Parole, LR 39:2258 (August 2013), Amended LR 4142 (1/1/2015), Amended by the Office of the Governor, Board of Pardons and Committee on Parole, LR 44575 (3/1/2018), Amended by the Office of the Governor, Board of Pardons and Committee on Parole, LR 47359 (3/1/2021).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:574.2 et seq., R.S. 15:535 et seq., and R.S. 15:540 et seq.