LAC 22:XI.513. Single-Member Action

A.1. A single committee member may act upon the following matters which have been reviewed and recommended by the Division of Probation and Parole: a. activity reports (see §1103); and b. activity reports from other states via the interstate compact agreement; c. consideration to delay a parolee’s revocation hearing beyond 60 calendar days of the parolee’s return to prison (arrest or detainment), but such a delay may only be authorized by a committee member for good cause. 2. A single committee member may rescind parole as under the conditions provided in §504, General Procedures. 3. The duty officer may add or remove conditions relative to parolees, as recommended by the Division of Probation and Parole and/or committee counsel on matters in litigation. a. In the event the committee member fails to follow the recommendation of the Division of Probation and Parole, the matter shall be automatically scheduled for consideration by a three-member panel at the next available public hearing date. B. Written documentation must be placed in the inmate’s record which clearly documents the reason for the decision by the single member panel. C. Under no circumstances should a committee member sign a blank form concerning single-member action matters.