Code of Massachusetts Regulations
120 CMR - PAROLE BOARD
Title 120 CMR 303.00 - Revocation of Parole
Section 303.14 - Issuance of Parole Violation Warrant
Universal Citation: 120 MA Code of Regs 120.303
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) A parole violation warrant ordering imprisonment of a parolee may issue upon a finding that probable cause exists to believe the parolee has violated one or more conditions of parole. Service of the sentence ceases upon the issuance of a parole violation warrant. M.G.L. c. 127, § 149.
(a) After a preliminary
revocation hearing, Parole Board members may find that probable cause exists to
believe that one or more conditions of parole were violated, and that good
cause exists to hold the parolee in custody pending further revocation
proceedings.
(b) The following
establish probable cause to believe that a parolee has violated one or more
conditions of parole: a criminal conviction; a finding by the court of
sufficient facts to enter a guilty finding; a probable cause finding after a
hearing pursuant to M.G.L. c. 278, § 38 and Mass. R. Crim. P. 3; an
indictment; or a showing of reasonable grounds to believe that a parolee has
absconded from supervision.
(2) A parole violation warrant issues only when authorized by a member of the Parole Board or, in emergency situations, by the Chair's designee.
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