WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 486

CHAPTER 486

(House Bill 1062)

AN ACT concerning

Parole Commission - Recommendation of Sentencing Judge
and Victims in Granting Parole

FOR the purpose of requiring the Parole Commission, if the
sentencing judge requests under certain circumstances, to
notify the sentencing judge of a parole release hearing;
providing that the victim of a violent crime or a designated
family member may make a written recommendation to the
Parole Commission on the advisability of releasing the
inmate on parole; requiring the Commission to make certain
information available for the inmate's review; requiring the
Commission to delete certain information from certain
documents before review by the inmate or the inmate's
representative; requiring the Commission to consider the
sentencing judge's or the victim's or designated family
member's written recommendation and an updated victim impact
statement under certain circumstances; requiring the
Commission to inform the sentencing judge of the
Commission's final decision under certain circumstances;
defining a certain term; and generally relating to requiring
certain procedures concerning parole release hearings.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative

Departments
Section 4-504(d), 4-505, and 4-506
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1986 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative

Departments
Section 4-504(e)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1986 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative

Departments

4-504.

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