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§ 16-93-601. Felonies committed prior to April 1, 1977

(a) Death Sentence. An individual under sentence of death is not eligible for release on parole. (b) Life Imprisonment. (1) An individual sentenced to life imprisonment prior to March 1, 1968, and any individual sentenced to life imprisonment after February 12, 1969, and before April 1, 1977, is not eligible for release on parole unless […]

§ 16-93-609. Effect of more than one conviction for certain felonies — Definition

(a) Any person who commits murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102, rape, § 5-14-103, or aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103, subsequent to March 24, 1983, and who has previously been found guilty of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102, rape, § 5-14-103, or aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103, […]

§ 16-93-610. Computation of sentence

(a) Time served is deemed to begin on the day sentence is imposed, not on the day a prisoner is received by the Department of Corrections. It shall continue only during the time in which a prisoner is actually confined in a county jail or other local place of lawful confinement or while under the […]

§ 16-93-612. Parole eligibility — Date of offense

(a) A person’s parole eligibility shall be determined by the laws in effect at the time of the offense for which he or she is sentenced to the Division of Correction. (b) For an offender serving a sentence for a felony committed before April 1, 1977, § 16-93-601 governs that person’s parole eligibility. (c) For […]

§ 16-93-613. Parole eligibility — Class Y, Class A, or Class B felonies

(a) A person who commits a Class Y felony, Class A felony, or Class B felony, except those drug offenses addressed in § 16-93-618 or those Class Y felonies addressed in § 16-93-614 or § 16-93-618, and who shall be convicted and incarcerated for that felony, shall be eligible for release on parole as follows: […]

§ 16-93-615. Parole eligibility procedures — Offenses committed after January 1, 1994

(a) (1) (A) An inmate under sentence for any felony, except those listed in subsection (b) of this section, shall be transferred from the Department of Correction to the Department of Community Correction under this section and §§ 16-93-614, 16-93-616, and 16-93-617, subject to rules promulgated by the Board of Corrections or the Parole Board […]