The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
001
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 28 V.S.A. § 403)
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§ 403. Powers and responsibilities of the Commissioner regarding parole
The Commissioner is charged with the following powers and responsibilities regarding
the administration of parole:
(1) To supervise and control persons placed on parole, subject to the rules and orders
of the Parole Board as to the conditions of parole. The Commissioner may use electronic
monitoring equipment such as global position monitoring, automated voice recognition
telephone equipment, and transdermal alcohol monitoring equipment to enable more effective
or efficient supervision of individuals placed on parole. Transdermal alcohol monitoring
equipment shall be used for such purposes as discouraging persons whose licenses have
been suspended for DUI from operating motor vehicles on Vermont highways;
(2) To detain for safekeeping at a correctional facility any parolee who allegedly has
violated the terms of his or her parole, pending a conference with the Parole Board
at its next regularly scheduled meeting, such period of detention not to exceed 30
days;
(3) To establish and provide as he or she deems necessary outpatient counseling and treatment
services to persons paroled from, or on pre-parole release or conditional release
from, confinement within the Department and, in his or her discretion, to require
payment of reasonable fees for such services, if the person is financially able to
make the payment;
(4) To establish and maintain a register of individuals who ask to be notified of the
parole interview or review of an inmate by the Parole Board. The register shall constitute
a confidential record that shall only be disclosed to persons within the Department
specifically designated by the Commissioner;
(5) To provide written notification of the date, time, and place of a parole interview
or review of an inmate by the Parole Board to an individual who asks to be notified
of the parole interview or review. At least 30 days prior to the date of the interview
or review, the notice shall be sent by first class mail, or by another most appropriate
method, to the last address provided to the Department by the individual. A copy of
the notice shall be provided to the Parole Board prior to the interview or review.
Failure of the Department to provide the notice or provide it in a timely manner shall
not affect the validity of proceedings conducted by the Parole Board. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; amended 1997, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 56, eff. April 29, 1998; 2007, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)