HB 69: "An Act relating to executive clemency."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 69 01 "An Act relating to executive clemency." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 33.20.080(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) The governor shall [MAY] refer applications for executive clemency to 05 the board of parole and may not act on an application unless 60 days have elapsed 06 since the notice required under (b) of this section has been provided. The board 07 shall investigate each case and submit to the governor a report of the investigation, 08 together with all other information the board has regarding the applicant. When the 09 report or investigation is submitted, the board shall also transmit to the governor the 10 comments it has received under (b) of this section. 11 * Sec. 2. AS 33.20.080(b) is amended to read: 12 (b) The board shall send notice of an application for executive clemency 13 to the Department of Law and the office of victims' rights. If requested by the 14 victim of a crime against a person, a crime involving domestic violence, or arson in 15 the first degree, the board shall send notice of an application for executive clemency to
01 the victim [SUBMITTED BY THE STATE PRISONER WHO WAS CONVICTED 02 OF THAT CRIME]. The victim may comment in writing to the board on the 03 application for executive clemency. The board shall provide notice of any action 04 taken by the governor on an application for executive clemency to the 05 Department of Law, the office of victims' rights, and the victim.