Effective: July 1, 1996
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly
A convict confined in a state correctional institution for a felony committed while the convict was under a community control sanction imposed for a former conviction may be removed from the institution for the purpose of attending a hearing on revocation of the community control sanction. When a copy of the journal entry ordering the revocation hearing is presented to the warden or superintendent of the institution where the convict is confined, the warden or superintendent shall deliver the convict to the sheriff of the county where the hearing is to be held, and the sheriff shall convey the convict to and from the hearing. The approval of the governor on the journal entry is not required.