2012 House Bill 5797

Authorize Attorney General challenge of parole board decisions

Introduced in the House

Aug. 15, 2012

Introduced by Rep. Joseph Graves (R-51)

To authorize the state Attorney General (in addition to the crime victim and prosecutor) to challenge a state parole board decision, establish an “abuse of discretion” standard for such challenges, and require the parole board to retain a complete record of its proceedings for offenders convicted of certain very serious crimes.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary