MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2016 Regular Session
To: Corrections
By: Representatives Kinkade, Hale
AN ACT TO CREATE SECTION 47-7-27.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE PAROLE BOARD FINDS BY PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE THAT A PAROLEE IS CHARGED WITH A FELONY AND/OR BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE THAT HE OR SHE HAS VIOLATED PAROLE OR HAS ABSCONDED FROM SUPERVISION, THEN THE PAROLE BOARD MAY REVOKE PAROLE AND IMPOSE ANY OR ALL THE TIME REMAINING ON PAROLE FOR A PAROLEE; TO PROVIDE A CERTAIN DEFINITION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The following section shall be codified as Section 47-7-27.1, Mississippi Code of 1972:
47-7-27.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the parole board finds by preponderance of the evidence that a parolee is charged with a felony and/or by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she has violated parole or has absconded from supervision, then the parole board may revoke his or her parole and impose any or all of the time remaining on parole. For purposes of this section, "absconded from supervision" means the failure of a parolee to report to his or her supervising officer for six (6) or more consecutive months.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2016.