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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROBATION AND PAROLE | |
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Introduced By: Senators McCaffrey, and Walaska | |
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Date Introduced: March 06, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 12-19-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 12-19 entitled "Sentence |
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and Execution" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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12-19-8. Suspension of sentence and probation by superior or district court. -- (a) |
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Except where the suspension of sentence shall otherwise be prohibited by law, whenever any |
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defendant shall appear for sentence before the superior or district court, the court may impose a |
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sentence and suspend the execution of the sentence, in whole or in part, or place the defendant on |
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probation without the imposition of a suspended sentence. The suspension shall place the |
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defendant on probation for the time and on any terms and conditions that the court may fix. |
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(b) The period of probation, where no sentence is imposed or where sentence is entirely |
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suspended, may be for any period up to the maximum time of sentence provided by applicable |
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statutes. Where sentence is imposed and suspended in part, the term ordered to be served and the |
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period of probation together shall not exceed the maximum time of sentence provided by |
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applicable statutes. |
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(c) At any time during the term of a sentence imposed, the probation and parole unit of |
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the department of corrections may seek permission of the superior or district court to impose |
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additional conditions of probation upon the defendant to provide for more effective supervision of |
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the defendant. Failure of the defendant to comply with the additional conditions of probation will |
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result in a violation of probation being filed in accordance with the provisions of section 12-19-9. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROBATION AND PAROLE | |
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This act would grant the probation and parole unit of the department of corrections |
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additional input on probation conditions for more effective supervision. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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