Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

61 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6134.1 (2026)

General criteria for parole by court.

✓ current as of May 2026

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§ 6134.1. General criteria for parole by court.

(a) Guidelines.--The court may parole or reparole subject to consideration of guidelines established under 42 Pa.C.S. § 2154.5 (relating to adoption of guidelines for parole).

(b) Report of decision to commission.--If a court paroles or reparoles an offender, the court shall report the parole or reparole decision and shall provide a contemporaneous written statement for any deviation from the guidelines established under 42 Pa.C.S. § 2154.5, to the commission under 42 Pa.C.S. § 2153(a)(14) (relating to powers and duties).

(c) Procedure.--

(1) Prior to making a decision to parole an offender committed to county confinement within the jurisdiction of the court pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9762 (relating to sentencing proceeding; place of confinement) from a sentence of imprisonment imposed following conviction for a personal injury crime, each victim who has registered to receive victim services in connection with the personal injury crime shall be given an opportunity by the court to submit a preparole statement to the court expressing concerns or recommendations regarding the parole or parole supervision of the offender.

(2) The district attorney shall, immediately following sentence in cases where a sentence of confinement has been imposed and the sentenced offender remains within the jurisdiction of the court pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9762, notify all registered victims that they shall have the opportunity to submit a preparole statement to the court.

(3) Victims shall notify the court of their intention to submit a preparole statement and shall provide and keep current an appropriate mailing address.

(4) Preparole statements submitted pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the confidentiality provisions contained in section 6140 (relating to victim statements, testimony and participation in hearing) applicable to preparole statements submitted to the board and shall be considered by the court prior to any parole decision, and each victim submitting a preparole statement shall be given notice of the court's parole decision.

(d) Definitions.--(Deleted by amendment).

(July 5, 2012, P.L.1050, No.122, eff. imd.; June 30, 2021, P.L.260, No.59, eff. imd.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2011–2011 · leading case: Fross v. Cnty. of Allegheny, 20 A.3d 1193 (Pa. 2011).

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Fross v. Cnty. of Allegheny, 20 A.3d 1193 (Pa. 2011). · cites it 2× “§ 9776(a); accord 61 Pa.C.S. § 6134.1(c). Further, the Board supervises any person placed on probation by special order of the sentencing court.”

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Fross v. Cnty. of Allegheny, 20 A.3d 1193 (Pa. 2011). “§ 9776(a); accord 61 Pa.C.S. § 6134.1(c). Further, the Board supervises any person placed on probation by special order of the sentencing court.”

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