46-23-104. Board of pardons and parole. (1) The board of pardons and parole is responsible for executive clemency and parole as provided in this chapter.
     (2) The board shall meet monthly at a place determined by the board and at other times and places that the board considers necessary.
     (3) The principal office of the board is in Deer Lodge.
     (4) The presiding officer of the board or a designee in consultation with the members shall appoint hearing panels and their presiding officers to conduct hearings and to issue final decisions concerning parole and executive clemency and shall request out-of-state releasing authorities to conduct hearings pursuant to Article IV(6) of the Western Interstate Corrections Compact. The presiding officer of the board or a designee shall attempt to make hearing panel appointments in a manner that ensures equitable distribution of workload among board members. If a hearing panel consisting of two members is unable to reach a unanimous decision, the presiding officer of the board shall appoint a third member to consider all pertinent information and render a final decision. The hearing panels have the full authority and power of the board to order the denial, grant, or revocation of parole and to make final decisions and recommendations in matters of executive clemency.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 153, L. 1955; Sec. 94-9822, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 95-3204 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 120, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 333, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 95-3204; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 234, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 300, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 225, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 425, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 559, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 102, L. 2011.