NITIJELA OF THE REPUBLIC OF MARSHALL ISLANDS

34TH CONSTITUTIONAL REGULAR SESSION, 2013

BILL NO.: 36

P.L. 2013-17

PUBLIC SAFETY (PROBATION OFFICER)(AMENDMENT) ACT 2013

AN ACT

To amend Sections 502, 530, and 531 of the Public Safety Act 1988 to change all references to "probation officer" to "parole officer."

BE IT ENACTED BY THE NITIJELA OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS:

Section 1: Short Title.

This Act may be cited as the Public Safety (Probation Officer)(Amendment) Act, 2013.

Section 2: Amendments.

(1) Section 502, Paragraph (e) is amended to read as follows:

(e) "Parole Officer" means a Parole Officer appointed under Section 530 of this Chapter;

(2) Section 530 is amended to read as follow:

§530. Parole Officer.

(1) The Minister may appoint a Parole Officer to be attached to any prison who shall have access to the prisons, prisoners and all records relating to prisoners at all times during the day.

(2) It shall be the duty of the Parole Officer to visit and interview all prisoners and take all possible steps to correct and rehabilitate them.

(2) Section 531 is amended to read as follows:

§531. Parole of Prisoners.

(1) The Parole may, upon application by the prisoners and subject to the provisions of any other law or to the regulations made under this Chapter or any other Act, recommend the conditional release of prisoners, who in the opinion of the Parole Officer, are suitable for such release.

(2) The report of the Parole Officer recommending such release shall state reasons for such release and be submitted to the Superintendent of Prisons who along with his recommendation shall forward the same to the Parole Board.

(3) As used in this Part, the term "Parole Board" means the Parole Board established under the Parole of Prisoners Act of 2001.

Section 3: Effective Date.

This Act shall take effect on the date of certification in accordance with Article IV, Section 21 of the Constitution and Rules of Procedure of the Nitijela.
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CERTIFICATE

I hereby certify:

1. That Nitijela Bill No.36 was passed by the Nitijela of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the 19th day of March, 2013; and

2. That I am satisfied that Nitijela Bill No.36 was passed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Rules of Procedures of the Nitijela.

I hereby place my signature before the Clerk this 3rd day of June 2013.
	
Attest:
	
Hon. Donald F. Capelle
Speaker
Nitijela of the Marshall Island
	Tadashi Lometo
Clerk
Nitijela of the Marshall Islands