A majority ofthe board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business.A decision to parole an offender convicted of murder or a sex-relatedcrime shall require the affirmative vote of three (3) members. Theboard shall maintain, in minute book form, a copy of each of its officialactions with the reasons therefor. Suitable and sufficient officespace and support resources and staff necessary to conducting ParoleBoard business shall be provided by the Department of Corrections.However, the principal place for conducting parole hearings shallbe the state penitentiary at Parchman.
Miss. Code Ann. § 47-7-13
Voting and recordkeeping requirements; offices, equipment, and supplies
Known as the Probation and Parole Law
The act spans §§ 47–47 (47 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Arvin D. Rochell v. State of Mississippi (2016)
Most recently applied in Arvin D. Rochell v. State of Mississippi (December 2016)
Codes, 1942, § 4004-06; Laws, 1942, ch. 283; Laws, 1944, ch. 334, § 4; Laws, 1950, ch. 524, § 7; brought forward, Laws, 1981, ch. 465, § 96; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 10…
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