Existing law authorizes the State Board of Parole Commissioners to grant geriatric parole to a person who is 65 years of age or older and meets certain criteria. (NRS 213.12155) Section 1 of this bill likewise authorizes the Board to grant second look parole to a person convicted of a category A or B felony if the person: (1) does not pose a significant and articulable risk to public safety; (2) has served a certain number of years of the minimum term or minimum aggregate term of imprisonment, as applicable, imposed by the court; and (3) meets certain other criteria. Section 1 also prescribes: (1) the procedure for initiating consideration for second look parole; and (2) certain requirements relating to scheduling and conducting a second look parole hearing. Finally, section 1 requires the Board to prescribe the terms and conditions of second look parole for each person to whom the Board grants second look parole and provides that any such person is under the supervision of the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety. Section 2 of this bill makes a conforming change to make certain existing definitions applicable to section 1. Existing law makes a prisoner who was sentenced for certain offenses that were committed when he or she was less than 18 years of age eligible for parole after the prisoner has served: (1) 15 calendar years of incarceration, if the prisoner is incarcerated for having been convicted of an offense that did not result in the death of a victim; or (2) 20 calendar years of incarceration, if the prisoner is incarcerated for having been convicted of an offense that resulted in the death of only one victim. (NRS 213.12135) Section 3 of this bill makes a prisoner eligible for parole under these conditions when the prisoner was sentenced for an offense that was committed when he or she was less than 25 years of age, rather than 18 years of age. Section 4 of this bill provides that the amendatory provisions of sections 1 and 3 apply to an offense committed before, on or after January 1, 2026.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 213.107, 213.12135
BDR: 213.107, 213.12135