Earned compliance credit for probation.

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(a) Any periods of probation sentenced to or released to probation on or after August 8, 2012, may be reduced by earned compliance credit under the provisions of this chapter and rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Correction.

(b) Persons under supervision may earn up to 30 days of credit for 30 days of compliance with conditions of supervision, not to exceed 1/2 of their probationary period.

Earned compliance credit will be forfeited upon conviction of a new crime and may be forfeited upon revocation of probation.

(c) For any offender released on or after August 8, 2012, a period of conditional release shall be served concurrently with the probationary period.

(d) Earned compliance credit shall not be available to reduce any period of probation:

(1) Imposed for any sexual offense as defined in § 761 of this title; or

(2) Imposed for any violent felony in this title as designated by § 4201(c) of this title; or

(3) Imposed for any offense set forth in the Delaware Code if the period of probation is imposed to ensure the collection of any restitution ordered and the individual is sentenced to Accountability Level I—Restitution Only; or

(4) Imposed for such other categories of offenses as set forth in the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Correction.


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