§ 11-13-3-2 — Release on parole and discharge; IC 35-50 offenders; eligibility for offenders under other laws; reinstatement after revocation of parole

Indiana § 11-13-3-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 13: PROBATION AND PAROLE
• Ch. 3: Parole and Discharge of Criminal Offenders

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(a) Release on parole and discharge of an
offender sentenced for an offense under IC 35-50 shall be determined
under IC 35-50-6.
(b) Parole and discharge eligibility for offenders sentenced for
offenses under laws other than IC 35-50 is as follows:
(1) A person sentenced upon conviction of a felony to an
indeterminate term of imprisonment is eligible for consideration
for release on parole upon completion of his minimum term of
imprisonment, less the credit time he has earned with respect to
that term.
(2) A person sentenced upon conviction of a felony to a
determinate term of imprisonment is eligible for consideration for
release on parole upon completion of one-half (1/2) of his
determinate term of imprisonment or at the expiration of twenty
(20) years, whichever comes first, less the credit time he has
earned with respect to that term.
(3) A person sentenced upon conviction of first degree murder or
second degree murder to a term of life imprisonment is eligible
for consideration for release on parole upon completion of twenty
(20) years of time served on the sentence. A person sentenced
upon conviction of a felony other than first degree murder or
second degree murder to a term of life imprisonment is eligible
for consideration for release on parole upon completion of fifteen
(15) years of time served on the sentence. A person sentenced
upon conviction of more than one (1) felony to more than one (1)
term of life imprisonment is not eligible for consideration for
release on parole under this section. A person sentenced to a term
of life imprisonment does not earn credit time with respect to that
term.
(4) A person sentenced upon conviction of a misdemeanor is not
eligible for parole and shall, instead, be discharged upon
completion of his term of imprisonment, less the credit time he
has earned with respect to that term.
(c) A person whose parole is revoked may be reinstated on parole
by the parole board any time after the revocation, regardless of whether
the offender was sentenced under IC 35-50 or another law. The parole
board may adopt, under IC 4-22-2, rules and regulations regarding
eligibility for reinstatement.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6.