AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE JUVENILE OFFENDER PAROLE AND REHABILITATION ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE PAROLE BOARD TO DETERMINE WHETHER A JUVENILE OFFENDER MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE AND REHABILITATION; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE AGE OF ADULTHOOD; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE PAROLE ELIGIBILITY FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3.2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT JUVENILE OFFENDERS FROM TIME-SERVED PAROLE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS; TO CREATE SECTION 47-7-3.3, TO CREATE A CASE PLAN FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE PAROLE BOARD TO GRANT PAROLE TO JUVENILE OFFENDERS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE BY THE PAROLE BOARD TO GRANT PAROLE TO JUVENILE OFFENDERS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT DECISIONS ON PAROLE ELIGIBILITY OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS BY PAROLE BOARD FROM MAJORITY VOTE; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE PAROLE BOARD TO ORDER PSYCHIATRIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS WHEN NECESSARY; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-18, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE RELEASE ON PAROLE OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS WITHOUT A HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 47-7-2, 47-7-3, 47-7-3.2, 47-7-5, 47-7-13, 47-7-15, 47-7-17, 47-7-18