HB1073:

Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; penalty.

Bill Summary:

Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence;
penalty. Repeals the limitations on the amount of active incarceration
a court can impose as a result of a revocation hearing for a probation
violation or violation of the terms and conditions of a suspended
sentence. Under current law, there are limitations on the amount
of active incarceration a court can impose for defined technical
violations. The bill also removes limitations on the lengths of a
period of probation and period of suspension of a sentence that may
be fixed by the court. Under current law, a court may fix the period
of probation for up to the statutory maximum period for which the
defendant might originally have been sentenced to be imprisoned and
any period of supervised probation shall not exceed five years from
the release of the defendant from any active period of incarceration,
with some exceptions. The bill also makes changes to the time periods
within which a court must issue process to notify the accused of
a revocation hearing.