Current through Register Vol. 55, No. 1, January 4, 2025
Section 309.2 - State parole guidelines standards(a)Guidelines. The Board shall consider the State Parole Guidelines when exercising its power to parole and reparole all persons sentenced by any court in this Commonwealth to a state correctional institution.(b)Effective Date. The State Parole Guidelines apply to all persons sentenced to a state correctional institution and considered for parole on or after January 1, 2023. Amendments to the parole guidelines shall apply to all persons sentenced to a state correctional institution and considered for parole on or after the effective date of the Amendment.(c)Reasons. In every case in which the Board renders a parole decision, the Board shall make as part of the record a statement of the reason or reasons for the decision to grant or refuse parole.(d)Deviation from the Guidelines. In every case in which the Board deviates from the guidelines, the Board shall identify reasons for deviation from the guidelines, and the reasons for the deviation from the guidelines shall be recorded on the State Parole Guidelines Form, a copy of which shall be electronically transmitted to the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing (Commission) in the manner described in subsection (e).(e)Reporting decision. Unless otherwise provided by the Commission, the JNET-based Sentencing Guidelines Software application (SGS Web) shall be used at the Board's direction to prepare and submit State Parole Guidelines Forms and guidelines-required parole decision information for each consideration of parole or reparole. An example of the State Parole Guidelines Form is found at § 309.5 (relating to State Parole Guidelines Form). (1) The completed State Parole Guidelines Form shall be made a part of the record and the information electronically submitted to the Commission no later than 30 days after the date of the parole decision.(2) In the case of revocation and recommitment, the completed State Parole Guidelines Form used to report the grant of parole shall be attached to the State Parole Guidelines Form prepared for each consideration of reparole.Adopted by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 50, No. 28. July 11, 2020, effective 7/11/2020Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 52, No. 40. October 1, 2022, effective 10/1/2022Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 52, No. 41. October 8, 2022, effective 1/1/2023