00 Enrolled HB 69                                                                                                          
01 Relating to executive clemency.                                                                                         
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03    * Section 1. AS 33.20.080(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
04            (a)  The governor may not grant [REFER APPLICATIONS FOR] executive                                       
05       clemency to a person unless the governor has first provided notice of                                         
06       consideration of executive clemency to the board of parole for investigation and at                       
07       least 120 days have elapsed since the notice required under (b) of this section has                           
08       been provided. The board shall investigate each case and, not later than 120 days                         
09       after receipt of the notice of consideration, submit to the governor a report of the                          
10       investigation, together with all other information the board has regarding the person                         
11       [APPLICANT]. When the report [OR INVESTIGATION] is submitted, the board                                           
12       shall also transmit to the governor the comments it has received under (b) of this                                
13       section.                                                                                                          
14    * Sec. 2. AS 33.20.080(b) is amended to read:                                                                      
15            (b)  The board shall send notice of the governor's consideration of                                      
01       executive clemency to the Department of Law, the office of victims' rights, and                               
02       [IF REQUESTED BY] the victim of a crime against a person, a crime involving                                       
03       domestic violence, or arson in the first degree within five business days after receipt                       
04       of notice of consideration from the governor [, THE BOARD SHALL SEND                                          
05       NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY SUBMITTED                                                         
06       BY THE STATE PRISONER WHO WAS CONVICTED OF THAT CRIME]. The                                                       
07       victim may comment in writing to the board on the consideration [APPLICATION]                                 
08       for executive clemency. The board shall provide notice of any action taken by the                             
09       governor to the Department of Law, the office of victims' rights, and the victim.                             
10    * Sec. 3. AS 33.20.080(c) is amended to read:                                                                      
11            (c)  If the victim's [VICTIM DESIRES NOTICE UNDER (b) OF THIS                                            
12       SECTION, THE VICTIM SHALL MAINTAIN A CURRENT, VALID MAILING]                                                      
13       address is unknown, [ON FILE WITH] the board [. THE BOARD] shall make                                     
14       reasonable efforts to locate the victim to provide [SEND] the notice required under                           
15       this section [TO THE VICTIM'S LAST KNOWN ADDRESS]. The board shall                                            
16       ensure that the victim's address is kept confidential [MAY NOT BE DISCLOSED                               
17       TO THE APPLICANT FOR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY OR THE APPLICANT'S                                                        
18       ATTORNEY].