20.25.504    INVESTIGATION

(1) Before a hearing panel considers an offender for release on parole, the board shall consider, at a minimum, the information provided by the department pursuant to 46-23-203, MCA, and outlined in 46-23-208(4), MCA. 

(2) If a hearing panel grants a parole the panel shall request an officer of the department's probation and parole bureau or an out-of-state supervising authority investigate the offender's release plan including victim concerns and give board staff a summary and recommendation concerning the plan.

History: 46-23-218, MCA; IMP, 46-23-107, 46-23-203, 46-23-208, MCA; Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, 1978 MAR p. 1552, Eff. 12/1/78; AMD, 1993 MAR p. 297, Eff. 2/26/93; AMD, 1994 MAR p. 168, Eff. 1/28/94; AMD, 1999 MAR p. 290, Eff. 2/12/99; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 2816, Eff. 12/10/10; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 1194, Eff. 7/9/22.