Ark. Code § 16-93-613 : PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY — PROBATION AND PAROLE — PAROLE - ELIGIBILITY —93-613 - [Effective 90 days after sine die adjournment] Parole eligibility - Class Y, Class A, or Class B felonies
(a) Except for a person subject to delayed release under §
5-4-405 and except for a drug offense addressed in §
16-93-618 or a Class Y felony addressed in §
5-4-104(c)(2), §
16-93-614, or §
16-93-618 , a person who commits a Class Y felony, Class A felony, or Class B felony and who is convicted and incarcerated for the Class Y felony, Class A felony, or Class B felony, is eligible for release on parole as follows:
(1) An inmate under sentence of death or life imprisonment without parole is not eligible for release on parole but may be pardoned or have his or her sentence commuted by the Governor as provided by law; and
(2)(A) An inmate sentenced to life imprisonment is not eligible for release on parole unless the sentence is commuted to a term of years by executive clemency.
(B) Upon commutation, the inmate is eligible for release on parole as provided in this subchapter.
(b) For parole eligibility purposes, consecutive sentences by one (1) or more courts or for one (1) or more counts are to be considered as a single commitment reflecting the cumulative sentence to be served.
(c) Except as provided for under §
16-93-621, for an offense committed before, on, or after March 20, 2017, a person who was a minor at the time of committing an offense listed under subsection (a) of this section is eligible for release on parole under this section.
Ark. Code § 16-93-613
Amended by Act 2023, No. 177,§ 13, eff. 90 days after sine die adjournment.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 1102,§ 7, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 681,§ 6, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 1029,§ 1, eff. 4/6/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 539,§ 10, eff. 3/20/2017.
Acts 2011, No. 570, § 98.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.