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LC004879 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINALS -- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- STATE COMMISSION | |
ON PARDONS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Morales, Cruz, J. Lombardi, Place, Chippendale, Ajello, | |
Date Introduced: February 15, 2024 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Title 13 of the General Laws entitled "CRIMINALS — CORRECTIONAL |
2 | INSTITUTIONS" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
3 | CHAPTER 10.1 |
4 | STATE COMMISSION ON PARDONS |
5 | 13-10.1-1. Commission established – Duties. |
6 | (a) There is hereby established a commission on pardons to administer the application |
7 | process, consider applicants, and ultimately make recommendations to the governor regarding |
8 | applicants seeking an executive pardon. |
9 | (b) The commission shall be responsible for promulgating rules and regulations necessary |
10 | for developing an application process for residents seeking to request a pardon, such as: |
11 | (1) Eligibility standards; |
12 | (2) Documents and forms that need to be submitted with an application in order to be |
13 | considered; |
14 | (3) Timeline for an applicant to receive a response; and |
15 | (4) Option for an applicant to appeal the recommendation. |
16 | (c) The commission shall submit the names of those individuals whom they feel have met |
17 | the requirements for a pardon to the governor and shall, per the state constitution, be required to |
18 | submit recommended names that the governor would like to pardon to the state senate for advice |
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1 | and consent. |
2 | 13-10.1-2. Composition of commission. |
3 | (a) The commission on pardons shall consist of nine (9) members that would be appointed |
4 | as follows: |
5 | (1) An appointee of the supreme court chief justice; |
6 | (2) An appointee of the attorney general; |
7 | (3) An appointee of the public defender; |
8 | (4) An appointee of the governor; |
9 | (5) An appointee of the formerly incarcerated union; |
10 | (6) An appointee of the reentry campus program; |
11 | (7) An appointee of the center for justice; |
12 | (8) An appointee of the Nonviolence Institute; and |
13 | (9) An appointee of the MUSE Foundation of RI. |
14 | (b) No more than three (3) member appointees shall be active or retired law enforcement |
15 | officers. |
16 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINALS -- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- STATE COMMISSION | |
ON PARDONS | |
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1 | This act would establish a nine (9) member commission on pardons to provide |
2 | recommendations to the governor as to who should receive executive pardons per the state |
3 | constitution. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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