July 21, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Smith, Durhal and Meadows and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled
"Corrections code of 1953,"
(MCL 791.201 to 791.285) by adding section 47.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 47. (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act,
a prisoner sentenced to a determinate sentence is not subject to
the jurisdiction of the parole board and shall be released upon
completion of a period of imprisonment equal to his or her
determinate sentence.
(2) As used in this section, "determinate sentence" means a
sentence that provides for a single, fixed term of imprisonment.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect October
1, 2010.