Section 47-7-53 - Department of Corrections to assume duties, powers and responsibilities of Parole Board

If the Parole Board is abolished, the Department of Corrections shall assume and exercise all the duties, powers and responsibilities of the State Parole Board. The Commissioner of Corrections may assign to the appropriate officers and divisions any powers and duties deemed appropriate to carry out the duties and powers of the Parole Board. Wherever the terms 'State Parole Board' or 'Parole Board' appear in any state law, they shall mean the Department of Corrections.Laws, 1994, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 25, § 4; Laws, 1995, ch. 596, § 2; Laws, 2004, ch. 569, § 3, eff. 5/14/2004.