Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Division 80 - State Board of Probation and Parole
Chapter 2 - Parole Consideration and Conditional Release
Section 14 CSR 80-2.020 - Parole Policy Guidelines

Universal Citation: 14 MO Code of State Regs 80-2.020

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024

PURPOSE: This rule establishes a uniform parole policy in order to promote consistent exercise of discretion and equitable decisionmaking without removing individual case consideration.

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be maintained by the agency atits headquarters and shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of reproduction.This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text of the rule is printed here.

(1) Parole guidelines indicate the customary range of time to be served before release for various combinations of offense seriousness and offender characteristics and sentence length. Mitigating or aggravating circumstances may warrant decisions outside the guidelines.

(2) An evaluation sheet containing a salient factor score serves as an aid in determining release.

(3) The board shall review the guidelines, including the salient factor score, periodically and may revise or modify them at any time as deemed appropriate.

(4) Guidelines shall not apply under the following circumstances. The board, in its discretion, shall consider these on a case-by-case basis.

(A) Offenders serving sentences of more than thirty (30) years or under two (2) years.

(B) To any new consecutive sentence received as the result of a parole violation.

(C) To any portion of a sentence remaining after revocation of parole or conditional release.

(D) Sentences for crimes that occurred while on inmate status.

(5) The guideline matrices, salient factor score, and offense classification may be found in the Procedures Governing the Granting of Paroles and Conditional Releases-Appendices A-S (published September 2016 and effective January 2017). This material is hereby incorporated by reference and made part of this rule as published by the Board of Probation and Parole, 3400 Knipp Dr, Jefferson City, MO 65109. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.

*Original authority: 217.690, RSMo 1982, amended 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2002, 2005.

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