Parole; discharge to community transition program; release to
committing court for probation
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), when a person
imprisoned for a felony completes his fixed term of imprisonment,
less the credit time he has earned with respect to that term, he shall
be:
(1) released on parole for not more than twenty-four (24)
months, as determined by the parole board;
(2) discharged upon a finding by the committing court that the
person was assigned to a community transition program and
may be discharged without the requirement of parole; or
(3) released to the committing court if his sentence included a
period of probation.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), a person released on
parole remains on parole from the date of his release until his fixed
term expires, unless his parole is revoked or he is discharged from
that term by the parole board. In any event, if his parole is not
revoked, the parole board shall discharge him after the period set
under subsection (a) or the expiration of the person's fixed term,
whichever is shorter.
(c) A person whose parole is revoked shall be imprisoned for the
remainder of his fixed term. However, he shall again be released on
parole when he completes that remainder, less the credit time he has
earned since the revocation. The parole board may reinstate him on
parole at any time after the revocation.
(d) When an offender (as defined in IC 5-2-12-4) completes the
offender's fixed term of imprisonment, less credit time earned with
respect to that term, the offender shall be placed on parole for not
more than ten (10) years.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.8. Amended by Acts 1977,
P.L.340, SEC.132; Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.11; Acts 1981, P.L.298,
SEC.7; P.L.240-1991(ss2), SEC.100; P.L.11-1994, SEC.18;
P.L.273-1999, SEC.215; P.L.90-2000, SEC.20; P.L.238-2001,
SEC.22; P.L.116-2002, SEC.26.
Last modified: May 24, 2006