§ 4347. Parole authority and procedure.
§ 4347. Parole authority and procedure. (a) A person committed to the custody of the Department who will be eligible for parole within 180 days may apply for a parole hearing on forms promulgated by the Board. Upon receipt of such application, the Board shall notify the Bureau Chief of Prisons of said application and […]
§ 4348. Release upon merit and good behavior credits.
§ 4348. Release upon merit and good behavior credits. A person released on or after August 8, 2012, having served that person’s term or terms in incarceration, less such merit and good behavior credits as have been earned, shall, upon release, be deemed as released on probation until the expiration of the maximum term or […]
§ 4322. Protection of records.
§ 4322. Protection of records. (a) The presentence report (other than a presentence report prepared for the Superior Court or the Court of Common Pleas), the preparole report, the supervision history and all other case records obtained in the discharge of official duty by any member or employee of the Department shall be privileged and […]
§ 4331. Presentence investigation; victim impact statement.
§ 4331. Presentence investigation; victim impact statement. (a) Upon conviction of any person for any crime and before sentencing, the court may, before fixing punishment or imposing sentence, direct an Investigative Services officer to thoroughly investigate and report upon the history of the accused and any and all other relevant facts, to the end that […]
§ 4212. Definitions relating to §§ 4210 and 4211.
§ 4212. Definitions relating to §§ 4210 and 4211. For the purposes of §§ 4210 and 4211 of this title, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them: (1) “Chronic alcoholic” shall mean a person who compulsively and habitually uses alcoholic beverages to the extent that they injure the person’s […]
§ 4332. Conditions of probation or suspension of sentence; house arrest for offenders.
§ 4332. Conditions of probation or suspension of sentence; house arrest for offenders. (a) The Department may adopt standards concerning the conditions of probation or suspension of sentence which the court may use in a given case. The standard conditions shall apply in the absence of any other specific or inconsistent conditions imposed by the […]
§ 4213. Arrest of persons under the influence of drugs; drug detoxification centers.
§ 4213. Arrest of persons under the influence of drugs; drug detoxification centers. (a) For purposes of this section only, the following phrases shall have meanings respectively ascribed to them: (1) “A person under the influence of drugs” shall mean a person whose powers of self-control have been substantially impaired because of the consumption of […]
§ 4332A. Imposition of community service.
§ 4332A. Imposition of community service. (a) A court may impose a period of community service, as defined in this chapter, either as a condition of probation or as the sole sanction imposed at sentencing. (b) The specified number of hours of community service shall be fixed by the court, but in no case shall […]
§ 4214. Habitual criminal; life sentence
§ 4214. Habitual criminal; life sentence (a) Any person who has been 2 times convicted of a Title 11 violent felony, or attempt to commit such a violent felony, as defined in § 4201(c) of this title under the laws of this State, and/or any comparable violent felony as defined by another state, United States […]
§ 4333. Period of probation or suspension of sentence; termination.
§ 4333. Period of probation or suspension of sentence; termination. (a) The period of probation or suspension of sentence shall be fixed by the court subject to the provisions of this section. Any probation or suspension of sentence may be terminated by the court at any time and upon such termination or upon termination by […]