Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 595

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11, CHAPTER 43, DELAWARE CODE, RELATING TO PARDONS AND COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES AND PROVIDING USE OF SERVICES OF BOARD OF PAROLE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware:

Section 1. Title 11, Delaware Code, Chapter 43, is amended by adding thereto a new section 4363 to read as follows:

§ 4363. Request for advice from Board of Parole

Whenever the Board of Pardons receives an application for recommendation of pardon or commutation of sentence from a person who is in legal custody of the Department of Health and Social Services, the Board shall request from the Board of Parole a report summarizing the complete record of such person which shall include an opinion as to the state of rehabilitation of such person, which shall be furnished by the Parole Board as provided in Section 4343 (8), of this Chapter.

Section 2. This Act shall become effective on the date the Governor designates by Executive Order that the five members of the new Parole Board, as constituted under Title 11, Section 4341, Delaware Code, as amended by Senate Bill No. 516 of the 125th General Assembly, have been selected and are ready to serve in this capacity.

Approved June 25, 1970.