(a) The board may unconditionally discharge a parolee from the jurisdiction and custody of the board after the parolee has completed one year of parole. A discretionary parolee with a residual period of probation may, after one year of parole, be discharged by the board to immediately begin serving the residual period of probation.

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 33.16.210

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the board may unconditionally discharge a mandatory parolee before the parolee has completed one year of parole if the parolee is serving a concurrent period of residual probation under Alaska Stat. § 33.20.040 (c), and the period of residual probation and the period of suspended imprisonment each equal or exceed the period of mandatory parole.
(c) At the discretion of a parole officer, a parole officer may recommend to the board early discharge for a parolee who

(1) has completed at least one year on parole;
(2) has completed all treatment programs required as a condition of parole;
(3) is currently in compliance with all conditions of parole for all of the cases for which the person is on parole; and
(4) has not been convicted of

(A) an unclassified felony offense under Alaska Stat. Title 11;
(B) a sexual felony as defined in Alaska Stat. § 12.55.185; or
(C) a crime involving domestic violence as defined in Alaska Stat. § 18.66.990.