§ 6132. Specific powers of board involving offenders.
(a) General rule.--The board shall have exclusive power:
(1) (i) To parole and reparole, commit and recommit for violations of parole and to discharge
from parole all persons sentenced by any court at any time to imprisonment in a State
correctional institution pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9762 (relating to sentencing proceeding;
place of confinement).
(ii) This paragraph applies to inmates sentenced to definite or flat sentences.
(2) (i) (Deleted by amendment).
(ii) Except for such special cases, the powers and duties conferred by this section shall
not extend to persons sentenced for a maximum period of less than two years and shall
not extend to those persons committed to county confinement within the jurisdiction
of the court pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9762 (relating to sentencing proceeding; place
of confinement).
(3) To establish special conditions of supervision for paroled offenders. Conditions of
supervision must be based on the risk presented by and the rehabilitative needs of
the offender. Conditions may be modified pursuant to section 6171 (relating to powers
and duties of department) or if the board or its designee consents to such modification.
(4) To promulgate regulations establishing general conditions of supervision applicable
to every paroled offender.
(b) Construction.--Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent a court from paroling
any person sentenced by it for a maximum period of less than two years and housed
in a county correctional facility or from paroling an offender committed to county
confinement pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9762.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, "period of two years" means the entire continuous term of
sentence to which a person is subject, whether for one or more sentences, either to
simple imprisonment or to an indeterminate imprisonment as authorized by law to be
imposed for criminal offenses.
(July 5, 2012, P.L.1050, No.122, eff. imd.; June 30, 2021, P.L.260, No.59, eff. imd.)
2021 Amendment. Act 59 amended the section heading and subsecs. (a) and (b).
Notes of Decisions
Stodghill v. Pennsylvania Dep't of Corr., 150 A.3d 547 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016).
· cites it 4× “I do not suggest that an inmate who participates in a sex offender program has an automatic right to parole.”
Newman v. Beard, 617 F.3d 775 (3d Cir. 2010).
“The statutes are currently codified at 61 Pa. Cons.Stat. Ann. §§ 6132 and 6135 (2010).”
Jones v. Off. of Open Records, 993 A.2d 339 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010).
“61 Pa.C.S. § 6132(a)(l)(i). In fulfilling this duty, the General Assembly requires the Board to investigate the inmate’s “general character and background,” “the nature and circumstances of the offense committed,” and “[a]ny recommendations made by the trial judge and…”
Beahm v. Burke, 982 F. Supp. 2d 451 (E.D. Pa. 2013).
“See 61 Pa.C.S. § 6132; Georgevich v. Court of Common Pleas, 510 Pa.”
Com. v. Hawes, P., No. 1834 WDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. July 23, 2018).
· cites it 6× “61 Pa.C.S. § 6132(a)-(b) (emphases added).”
Coker v. Mason, No. 2:20-cv-02986, 2021 WL 1853387 (E.D. Pa. May 10, 2021).
· cites it 3× “’” R&R at 4-5 (quoting 61 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6132 (a)(1)(i)). Judge Hey moreover observes that under the Parole Code, 61 Pa.”
C.W. Ott v. PPB, No. 19 C.D. 2023 (Pa. Commw. Ct. July 22, 2024).
· cites it 3× “2018, filed April 12, 2019);7 see also Section 6132 of the Parole Code, 61 Pa. C.S. §6132. In fact, we have accorded great deference to the Board’s interpretation that, for a CPV confined in a county prison, the 120-day period does not begin to run until his return to an SCI.”
Com. v. Rosario, K., No. 1271 WDA 2020 (Pa. Super. Ct. Sept. 10, 2021).
· cites it 3× “2001) (citations omitted); see also 61 Pa.C.S. § 6132 (providing that the Parole Board shall have exclusive authority to recommit parolees for violations of parole who were sentenced to a maximum term of two or more years of incarceration); and 61 Pa.”
Com. v. Blank, J., No. 341 WDA 2016 (Pa. Super. Ct. Jan. 27, 2017).
· cites it 2× “See 61 Pa.C.S. § 6132; see also Commonwealth v.”
61 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6132(a): 9 cases
Com. v. Hawes, P., No. 1834 WDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. July 23, 2018).
“61 Pa.C.S. § 6132(a)-(b) (emphases added).”
61 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6132(a)(1): 1 case
61 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6132(a)(1)(i): 10 cases
Com. v. Hawes, P., No. 1834 WDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. July 23, 2018).
“61 Pa.C.S. § 6132(a)-(b) (emphases added).”
61 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6132(a)(2)(i): 2 cases
Com. v. Hawes, P., No. 1834 WDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. July 23, 2018).
“61 Pa.C.S. § 6132(a)-(b) (emphases added).”
61 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6132(a)(2)(ii): 5 cases
Com. v. Hawes, P., No. 1834 WDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. July 23, 2018).
“61 Pa.C.S. § 6132(a)-(b) (emphases added).”
61 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6132(a)(3): 6 cases
61 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6132(a)(l)(i): 3 cases
Jones v. Off. of Open Records, 993 A.2d 339 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010).
“61 Pa.C.S. § 6132(a)(l)(i). In fulfilling this duty, the General Assembly requires the Board to investigate the inmate’s “general character and background,” “the nature and circumstances of the offense committed,” and “[a]ny recommendations made by the trial judge and…”
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