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Page 1: Statutes Requiring the Use of Criminal History Record ... · Statutes Requiring the Use of Criminal History Record ~nformation June W1, NCJ-1298% . U.S. Department of Justice

U.S

. D

epar

tmen

t of

Just

ice

Off

ice

of J

ustic

e Pr

ogra

ms

Bur

eau

of J

ustic

e St

atist

ics

Cri

min

al J

ustic

e In

form

atio

n Po

licy.I

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

R

ecor

d ~n

form

atio

n

June

W1,NCJ-1298%

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U.S.

Dep

artm

ent

of J

usti

ce

Off

ice

of J

ustic

e Pr

ogra

ms

Bur

eau

of J

ustic

e St

atis

tics

Stev

en D

. Dill

ingh

am, P

h.D

. D

irec

tor

Ack

now

ledg

men

ts.

Thi

s re

port

was

pre

pare

d by

SE

AR

CH

G

roup

, Inc

., G

ary

L. B

ush,

Cha

irm

an, a

nd G

ary

R.

Coo

per,

E

xecu

tive

Dir

ecto

r. T

he p

roje

ct d

irec

tor w

as S

heila

J. B

arto

n,

Dir

ecto

r, L

aw a

nd P

olic

y Pr

ogra

m. T

his r

epor

t was

pre

pare

d by

Pa

ul L

. Woo

dard

, Sen

ior C

ouns

el. T

he fe

dera

l pro

ject

mon

itor w

as

Car

ol G

. Kap

lan,

Chi

ef, F

eder

al S

tatis

tics

and

Info

rmat

ion

Polic

y B

ranc

h, B

urea

u of

Jus

tice

Stat

istic

s.

Rep

ort o

f w

ork

perf

orm

ed u

nder

BJS

Gra

nt N

o. 8

7-B

J-C

X-K

079,

aw

arde

d to

SE

AR

CH

Gro

up, I

nc.,

73 11

Gre

enha

ven

Dri

ve, S

uite

14

5, S

acra

men

to, C

alif

orni

a 95

831.

Con

tent

s of

this

doc

umen

t do

not n

eces

sari

ly re

flec

t the

vie

ws,

pol

icie

s or l

egal

ana

lyse

s of

the

Bur

eau

of J

ustic

e St

atis

tics o

r the

U.S.D

epar

tmen

t of

Just

ice.

Su

mm

arie

s and

par

aphr

asin

gs o

f leg

al p

rovi

sion

s ar

e th

ose

of th

e au

thor

.

Cop

yrig

ht O

SE

AR

CH

Gro

up, I

nc.

1991

The

U.S

. Dep

artm

ent o

f Ju

stic

e au

thor

izes

any

per

son

to re

prod

uce,

pu

blis

h, tr

ansl

ate

or o

ther

wis

e us

e al

l or a

ny p

art o

f th

e co

pyri

ghte

d m

ater

ial i

n th

is p

ublic

atio

n w

ith th

e ex

cept

ion

of th

ose

item

s in

dica

ting

that

they

are

cop

yrig

hted

or r

epri

nted

by

any

sour

ce o

ther

th

an S

EA

RC

H G

roup

, Inc

.

The

Ass

ista

nt A

ttorn

ey G

ener

al, O

ffic

e of

Jus

tice

Prog

ram

s,

coor

dina

tes t

he a

ctiv

ities

of t

he fo

llow

ing

prog

ram

off

ices

and

bu

reau

s: t

he B

urea

u of

Jus

tice

Stat

istic

s, N

atio

nal I

nstit

ute

of

Just

ice,

Bur

eau

of J

ustic

e A

ssis

tanc

e, O

ffic

e of

Juv

enile

Jus

tice

and

Del

inqu

ency

Pre

vent

ion,

and

the

Off

ice

for V

ictim

s of

Cri

me.

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Tabl

e of

Con

tent

s

intr

oduc

tion

1

Ove

rvie

w

1

Stru

ctur

e and

Con

tent

2

Ta

ble

1 Su

mm

ary

of s

tate

stat

utes

requ

iring

the

use

of c

rimin

al h

isto

ry re

cord

in

form

atio

n by

sta

te an

d ca

tego

ry

3

Par

t I: B

ail D

ecis

ions

5

Ta

ble2

St

atut

es re

quiri

ng o

r per

mitt

ing

prio

r crim

inal

reco

rds t

o be

con

side

red

in

bai

l dec

isio

ns 7

Par

t ii:

Sen

tenc

ing

11

Upg

rade

d C

harg

es

1 1

Enha

nced

Sen

tenc

es

12

Hab

itual

Off

ende

rs

13

Prob

atio

n E

ligib

ility

14

Pr

esen

tenc

e Rep

orts

15

T

able

3

Stat

utes

pro

vidi

ng fo

r upg

rade

d ch

arge

s for

off

ende

rs w

ith p

rior

conv

ictio

ns

17

Tabl

e 4

Stat

utes

pro

vidi

ng fo

r enh

ance

d se

nten

ces f

or o

ffen

ders

with

prio

r co

nvic

tions

24

T

able

5

Stat

utes

auth

oriz

ing

sent

enci

ng of

pen

iste

nt re

cidi

vist

s to

enha

nced

te

rms

as c

aree

r crim

inal

s or h

abitu

al c

rimin

als

36

Tab

le 6

St

atut

es th

at re

quire

or p

erm

it co

nsid

erat

ion

of p

rior c

rimin

al h

isto

ry

in d

ecis

ions

conc

erni

ng p

roba

tion

42

Tab

le 7

St

atut

es au

thor

izin

g pr

esen

tenc

e rep

orts

that

sha

ll or

may

incl

ude p

rior

conv

ictio

ns 4

7

Par

t Ill:

Co

rrec

tion

al C

iass

iflca

tions

51

T

able

8

Stat

utes

auth

oriz

ing

cons

ider

atio

n of

crim

inal

his

tory

in c

orre

ctio

nal

clas

sific

atio

n an

d su

perv

isio

n 52

Par

t IV

: Par

ole

Eiig

iblli

ty

55

Tab

le 9

St

atut

es pr

ovid

ing

that

par

ole

elig

ibili

ty sh

all o

r may

be

affe

cted

by

pr

ior c

onvi

ctio

ns

57

Par

t V:

Pos

sess

ion

of F

irea

rms

by C

onvi

cted

Fel

ons

63

Tab

le 1

0 S

tatu

tes m

akin

g po

sses

sion

of

a fir

earm

by

a co

nvic

ted

felo

n a

cr

imin

al o

ffen

se

64

Par

t Vi:

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d D

atab

ases

67

App

endl

x Lis

t of O

ffic

ial C

ode

Com

pila

tions

to W

hich

Cita

tions

Ref

er 7

1

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Intr

od

uct

ion

Ove

rvie

w

Thi

s rep

ort c

ompi

les a

nd d

escr

ibes

Fe

dera

l and

Sta

te la

ws1

dea

ling

with

cr

imes

and

crim

inal

proc

edur

es th

at

requ

ire fo

r the

ir im

plem

enta

tion

in-

form

atio

n ab

out a

n of

fend

er's

past

cr

imin

al in

volv

emen

t. In

clud

ed are

prov

isio

ns d

ealin

g w

ith p

osse

ssio

n of

fir

earm

s or o

ther

dea

dly

wea

pons

by

conv

icte

d fe

lons

, rel

ease

of a

rres

ted

pers

ons o

n ba

il, c

harg

ing

and

sent

enc-

in

g of

off

ende

rs, c

orre

ctio

nal c

lass

ifi-

catio

n of

sen

tenc

ed o

ffen

ders

and

the

rele

ase

of o

ffen

ders

on p

roba

tion

or

paro

le.

All

of t

he la

ws

liste

d in

the

10ta

bles

in th

e re

port

expr

essl

y re

fer

to c

rimin

al h

isto

ry re

cord

info

rmat

ion

as a

requ

ired

or p

erm

issi

ble b

asis

for

deci

sion

mak

ing.

All

of t

hem

eith

er

prov

ide

that

suc

h in

form

atio

n sh

all o

r m

ay b

e m

ade

avai

labl

e to

par

ticul

ar

offic

ials

for p

artic

ular

crim

inal

just

ice

purp

oses

or r

equi

re th

at p

ast c

rimin

al

cond

uct s

hall

or m

ay b

e co

nsid

ered

in

mak

ing

parti

cula

r dec

isio

ns a

ffec

ting

offe

nder

s. A

s T

able

1sh

ows,

all

of t

he

Stat

es an

d th

e Fe

dera

l gov

ernm

ent

have

at l

east

sev

eral

law

s th

at re

quire

de

sign

ated

crim

inal

just

ice

prac

titio

n-

ers

to c

onsi

der p

ast c

rimin

al re

cord

s in

car

ryin

g ou

t the

ir du

ties a

nd m

any

Stat

es h

ave

one

or m

ore

prov

isio

ns of

ev

ery

type

of

stat

ute d

iscu

ssed

in th

is

repo

rt. T

his e

xten

sive

body

of

law

s em

phat

ical

ly d

emon

stra

tes t

he e

xten

t to

whi

ch th

e ef

fect

ive

oper

atio

n of

the

crim

inal

just

ice

syste

m d

epen

ds u

pon

the

timel

y av

aila

bilit

y of

acc

urat

e and

co

mpl

ete

info

rmat

ion

abou

t the

pas

t

lThe

tabl

es a

nd n

arra

tive

also

ref

er to

st

ate

cons

titut

iona

l pr

ovis

ions

and

co

urt r

ules

. In

the

narr

ativ

e, th

ese

prov

isio

ns a

re i

nclu

ded

in th

e te

rms

"sta

tute

s," "

law

s" o

r "l

egal

pr

ovis

ions

."

crim

inal

invo

lvem

ent o

f per

sons

pro

- ce

ssed

thro

ugh

the

syst

em.

From

the

in

itial

pol

ice

enco

unte

r with

law

- br

eake

rs o

r sus

pect

s to

the

final

dec

i- si

on b

y co

rrec

tions

off

icia

ls to

rele

ase

sent

ence

d of

fend

ers f

rom

supe

rvis

ion,

th

e cr

imin

al h

isto

ry re

cord

, mor

e th

an

any

othe

r doc

umen

t, is

the

foun

datio

n fo

r crim

inal

just

ice

deci

sion

mak

ing.

In

ord

er to

pro

perly

impl

emen

t the

st

atut

es co

llect

ed in

this

repo

rt, p

o-

lice,

pro

secu

tors

, judg

es a

nd c

orre

c-

tions

off

icia

ls m

ust b

e ab

le to

det

er-

min

e, a

ccur

atel

y an

d in

a ti

mel

y m

anne

r, no

t onl

y w

heth

er p

artic

ular

in

divi

dual

s hav

e pr

ior r

ecor

ds, b

ut

also

the

exte

nt a

nd n

atur

e of

prio

r cr

imin

al in

volv

emen

t, in

clud

ing

such

m

atte

rs a

s whe

ther

arr

este

d in

divi

dual

s w

ere

char

ged,

pros

ecut

ed a

nd c

on-

vict

ed, w

hat t

he c

onvi

ctio

n of

fens

e w

as; w

heth

er it

was

a fe

lony

; whe

ther

it

invo

lved

vio

lenc

e or

the

use

of a

w

eapo

n; w

heth

er th

e in

divi

dual

was

on

bai

l, pr

obat

ion

or p

arol

e at

the

time

of t

he o

ffen

se o

r has

a h

isto

ry o

f vi

olat

ion

of r

elea

se c

ondi

tions

; w

heth

er a

sent

ence

of i

mpr

ison

men

t w

as im

pose

d an

d se

rved

, and

whe

ther

th

e in

divi

dual

rem

aine

d free o

f crim

i- na

l inv

olve

men

t for

spec

itled

perio

ds

of ti

me

betw

een

offe

nses

. T

he re

port seeks

to re

-em

phas

ize

the

impo

rtanc

e of c

ompl

ete

and

accu

rate

crim

inal

his

tory

reco

rds t

o th

e cr

imin

al ju

stic

e pr

actit

ione

rs w

ho

use

and

cont

ribut

e to

the

natio

n's

Stat

e and

Fed

eral

crim

inal

reco

rd

data

base

s, as

wel

l as

to th

e po

licym

aker

s who

con

ceiv

e and

ena

ct

law

s su

ch a

s th

ose

com

pile

d he

re th

at

depe

nd fo

r eff

ectiv

e im

plem

enta

tion

upon

the

read

y av

aila

bilit

y of

acc

urat

e an

d co

mpl

ete

crim

inal

his

tory

reco

rds.

Stud

ies a

nd s

urve

ys h

ave

sugg

este

d th

at as

man

y as

two-

third

s of

the

persons

arre

sted

for c

rimin

al o

ffen

ses

have

prio

r crim

inal

reco

rds,

ofte

n in

clud

ing

offe

nses

in m

ore

than

one

St

ate

or ju

risdi

ctio

n. F

or e

xam

ple,

Fe

dera

l Bur

eau

of I

nves

tigat

ion

(FB

I)

offic

ials

est

imat

e tha

t of

all F

eder

al

and

Stat

earrest

finge

rprin

t car

ds

proc

esse

d by

its

Iden

tSca

tion

Div

isio

n (w

hich

incl

udes

su

bmis

sion

s for

mos

t of

the

arre

sts

in

the

coun

try fo

r ser

ious

off

ense

s), t

wo-

th

irds

of t

he a

rres

t sub

ject

s are

dete

rmin

ed to

hav

e pr

ior a

rres

ts.

Furth

er, o

f th

e cr

imin

al s

ubje

cts i

n th

e FB

I's a

utom

ated

file

s of

Stat

e an

d Fe

dera

l off

ende

rs, a

n es

timat

ed 2

5 to

30

per

cent

are

mul

ti-st

ate

offe

nder

s;

that

is, t

hey

have

arr

ests

in m

ore

than

on

e St

ate o

r hav

e bo

th F

eder

al a

nd

Sta

te a

rres

ts?

As

the

anal

ysis

set

out i

n su

bseq

uent

sec

tions

of

this

re

port

dem

onst

rate

s, p

rior c

rimin

al

invo

lvem

ent s

houl

d in

fluen

ce th

e m

anne

r in

whi

ch in

divi

dual

s are

pr

oces

sed

thro

ugh

the

crim

inal

just

ice

syst

em, w

ith re

gard

to s

uch

mat

ters

as e

ligib

ility

for b

ail,

prob

atio

n or

pa

role

, pro

secu

tion

and

sent

enci

ng as

re

peat

or h

abitu

al o

ffen

ders

, and

el

igib

ility

for p

artic

ular

corr

ectio

nal

prog

ram

s or i

ncar

cera

tion

in

min

imum

or

max

imum

sec

urity

fa

cilit

ies.

Cle

arly

, if a

ccur

ate a

nd

curr

ent i

nfor

mat

ion

abou

t an

offe

nder

's pr

ior c

rimin

al re

cord

is n

ot

avai

labl

e in

a ti

mel

y m

anne

r, th

e ef

fect

ive e

nfor

cem

ent o

f m

any

of t

he

law

s cat

alog

ued

in th

is re

port

is

serio

usly

com

prom

ised

.

Est

imat

es p

rovi

ded

by M

r. W

illia

m

H. G

arvi

e, S

ecti

on C

hief

, Aut

omat

ed

Fing

erpr

int

Pro

cess

ing

Sect

ion,

Id

entif

icat

ion

Div

isio

n, F

eder

al B

urea

u of

Inv

estig

atio

n. S

ee P

art

VI

for

a de

scri

ptio

n of

Fed

eral

and

Sta

te c

rim

inal

re

cord

dat

abas

es.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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Str

uctu

re a

nd C

onte

nt

In Part

I, th

e re

port

lists

and

di

scus

sesF

eder

al a

nd S

tate

lega

l pr

ovis

ions

that

exp

ress

ly re

quire

or

perm

it co

nsid

erat

ion

of a

n ar

rest

ed

pers

on's

prio

r crim

inal

reco

rd in

de

cidi

ng w

heth

er a

nd u

nder

wha

t co

nditi

ons t

o re

leas

e th

e pe

rson

on

bail.

The

pro

visi

ons a

re li

sted

in

Tab

le 2

. Part I

1 di

scus

ses s

tatu

tes t

hat e

x-

pres

sly

requ

ire o

r aut

horiz

e cou

rts

and,

in s

ome

case

s, p

rose

cuto

rs, t

o co

nsid

er a

def

enda

nt's

prio

r crim

inal

re

cord

in c

harg

ing

or s

ente

ncin

g th

e pe

rson

. T

he ty

pes

of s

ente

ncin

g st

atut

es li

sted

and

ana

lyze

d in

clud

e th

ose

prov

idin

g fo

r crim

inal

cha

rges

to

be

upgr

aded

bas

ed u

pon

prio

r of-

fe

nses

(Tab

le 3

); th

ose

prov

idin

g fo

r en

hanc

ed se

nten

ces f

or p

erso

ns w

ith

prio

r co

nvic

tions

(Tab

le 4

); a

nd th

ose

prov

idin

g fo

r the

sen

tenc

ing

of p

er-

sons

as c

aree

r or h

abitu

al o

ffen

ders

(T

able

5).

Part

I1 a

lso

sets

out

and

di

scus

ses l

aws

that

requ

ire o

r aut

ho-

rize

cons

ider

atio

n of

a d

efen

dant

's pr

ior

crim

inal

reco

rd in

mak

ing

pro-

ba

tion

deci

sion

s (T

able

6)a

nd la

ws

and

cour

t rul

es th

at re

quire

or a

utho

-riz

e th

e pr

epar

atio

n of

pre

sent

ence

re

ports

that

mus

t or

may

con

tain

in

form

atio

n ab

out t

he s

ubje

ct's

prio

r cr

imin

al re

cord

(Tab

le 7

). Part I

11 li

sts a

nd a

naly

zes s

tatu

tes

that

exp

ress

ly re

quire

or a

utho

rize

corr

ectio

nal o

ffic

ials

to c

onsi

der a

n in

mat

e's

prio

r crim

inal

reco

rd w

hen

mak

ing

clas

sific

atio

n de

cisi

ons

conc

erni

ng s

uch

thin

gs a

s se

curit

y an

d in

stitu

tiona

l pro

gram

ass

ignm

ent

(Tab

le 8

).

Part I

V li

sts

and

anal

yzes

sta

tute

s th

at e

xpre

ssly

requ

ire o

r aut

horiz

e pa

role

boa

rds

to c

onsi

der a

n in

mat

e's

prio

r crim

inal

reco

rd in

de

term

inat

ions

rega

rdin

g re

leas

e on

pa

role

or

that

pro

hibi

t or l

imit

paro

le

elig

ibili

ty b

ecau

se o

f pr

ior

conv

ictio

ns (T

able

9).

In

Par

t V, t

he re

port

lists

and

di

scus

ses F

eder

al a

nd S

tate

law

s tha

t m

ake

owne

rshi

p or

pos

sess

ion

of a

f

i,

or o

ther

dea

dly

wea

pon,

by

a pe

rson

who

has

pre

viou

sly

been

co

nvic

ted

of a

felo

ny, a

crim

inal

of

fens

e (T

able

lo).

Part V

I brie

fly d

escr

ibes

the

Stat

e an

d Fe

dera

l cri

min

al h

isto

ry d

atab

ases

th

at a

re a

vaila

ble t

o cr

imin

al ju

stic

e pr

actit

ione

rs w

ho m

ust i

mpl

emen

t th

e la

ws

set o

ut in

thi

s re

port,

id

entif

ies s

ome

of t

he p

robl

ems t

hat

detra

ct fr

om the

accu

racy

and

co

mpl

eten

ess o

f th

ese

data

base

s an

d br

iefly

sum

mar

izes

stra

tegi

es th

at c

an

impr

ove t

he q

ualit

y an

d re

ady

avai

labi

lity

of t

he re

cord

s mai

ntai

ned

in t

hem

. T

he c

itatio

ns in

the

tabl

es re

fer t

o th

e of

ficia

l Fed

eral

and

Sta

te co

de

com

pila

tions

(lis

ted

in t

he A

ppen

dix)

w

here

the

refe

renc

ed p

rovi

sion

s are

set

out.

The

sta

tute

s are

cite

d by

titl

e an

d se

ctio

n nu

mbe

r or,

for a

few

St

ates

, by

artic

le o

r cha

pter

num

ber

and

sect

ion

or p

arag

raph

num

ber.

In

a fe

w c

ases

, the

cita

tions

refe

r to

parti

cula

r cod

es w

ithin

the

Stat

e's

code

stru

ctur

e, su

ch a

s the

Pen

al

Cod

e, th

e C

ode

of C

rimin

al P

roce

dure

or

the

Exe

cutiv

e Cod

e. T

hese

are

indi

cate

d by

app

ropr

iate

ab

brev

iatio

ns.

The

cita

tions

shou

ld

enab

le re

ader

s to

easi

ly lo

cate

the

stat

utes

des

crib

ed,

Fifty

-fou

r jur

isdi

ctio

ns a

re

exam

ined

in th

is re

port:

fift

y st

ates

, th

e D

istri

ct o

f C

olum

bia,

the

Com

mon

wea

lth o

f Pu

erto

Rim

, the

U

.S.

Virg

in I

slan

ds a

nd th

e U

nite

d St

ates

gov

ernm

ent.

The

stu

dy

met

hodo

logy

incl

uded

a s

urve

y of

cr

imin

al ju

stic

e of

ficia

ls th

roug

hout

th

e co

untry

and

ext

ensi

ve li

brar

y re

sear

ch th

at w

as c

oncl

uded

in

Oct

ober

199

0. E

very

eff

ort h

as b

een

mad

e to

ens

ure

that

the

tabl

es are

accu

rate

and

com

plet

e. G

iven

the

brea

dth

of th

e su

bjec

t mat

ter a

nd th

e sh

eer v

olum

e of

sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

s en

com

pass

ed, h

owev

er, i

t is

poss

ible

th

at s

ome

info

rmat

ion,

par

ticul

arly

w

ith re

spec

t to

prov

isio

ns d

ealin

g w

ith n

onse

rious

off

en&

, m

ay b

e m

issi

ng fr

om s

ome

of t

he t

able

s.

The

tabl

es d

o no

t ref

lect

sta

tuto

ry

enac

tmen

tsor

amen

dmen

ts o

ccur

ring

afte

r Oct

ober

199

0. E

xcep

t whe

re

mat

eria

l is e

nclo

sed

in q

uota

tion

mar

ks, t

he s

tatu

te d

escr

iptio

ns se

t out

in

the

tabl

es an

d in

the

narr

ativ

e ar

e su

mm

arie

s or p

arap

hras

es o

f th

e st

atut

ory

lang

uage

. The

se su

mm

arie

s an

d pa

raph

rasi

ngs are th

ose

of t

he

auth

or of

the

repo

rt an

d sh

ould

not

be

attri

bute

d to

the

Bur

eau

of J

ustic

e St

atis

tics o

r th

e U

.S. D

epar

tmen

t of

Just

ice.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Tabl

e 1

Su

nwna

ry o

f st

atut

es r

equl

rlng

the

use

of c

rlm

lnal

hls

tory

reco

rd ln

form

atlo

n

by ju

rlsdl

ctlo

n an

d ca

tego

ry

("X

in

dica

tes

that

th

e ju

risd

ictio

n ha

s on

e or

mor

e st

atut

ory

prov

isio

ns

of t

he

cate

gory

ind

icat

ed.)

Juri

sdic

tion

Fir

rrm

s

Bai

l O

ff

e~

S

ente

n-H

abitu

al

Pro

bat

ion

P

rre

nte

nc

e

Co

rrec

tio

nal

P

arol

e u

pg

rad

e en

hanc

emen

t cr

imin

als

rep

ort

s cl

assi

ficat

ion

Uni

ted

Stat

es

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ala

bam

a X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ala

ska

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ari

zona

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Arkansas

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cal

iforn

ia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Col

orad

o X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Con

nect

icut

X

X

X

X

X

X

Del

awar

e X

X

X

X

X

X

Dis

tric

t of

X

X

X

X

X

Col

umbi

a

Flor

ida

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Geo

rgia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Haw

aii

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Idah

o X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Illi

nois

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Indi

ana

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Iow

a X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Kan

sas

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ken

tuck

y X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Lou

isia

na

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mai

ne

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mar

ylan

d X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mas

sach

uset

ts

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Min

neso

ta

Mis

siss

ippi

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mis

sour

i X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mon

tana

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Neb

rask

a X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Nev

ada

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

New

Ham

pshi

re

X

X

X

X

New

Jer

sey

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

New

Mex

iw

X

X

X

X

X

X

New

Yor

k X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Nor

th C

arol

ina

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Nor

th D

akot

a X

X

X

-X

-

X

X

X

X

Ohi

o X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Okl

ahom

a X

X

X

X

X

X

Ore

gon

X

X

X

X

X

X

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

m'n

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n T

able

1

3

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.

Tabl

e 1

(con

t.)

Sum

mar

y of

sta

tute

s re

quiri

ng th

e us

e of

cri

min

al h

isto

ry r

ecor

d in

form

atio

n

by ju

risdi

ctio

n an

d ca

tego

ry

("X i

ndic

ates

th

at

the

juri

sdic

tion

has

one

or m

ore

stat

utor

y pr

ovis

ions

of

the

ca

tego

ry i

ndic

ated

.)

Juri

sdic

tio

n

Fir

oan

nr

Bai

l O

ffens

e S

ente

nce

H

abitu

al

Pro

bat

ion

P

rese

nto

nce

C

orr

ecti

on

al

Par

ole

u

pg

rad

e en

hanc

emen

t cr

imin

als

rep

ort

s cl

assi

ficat

ion

Pen

nsyl

vani

a X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Puer

to R

ico

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Rho

de I

sland

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Sout

h C

arol

ina

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Sout

h D

akot

a X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ten

ness

ee

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Tex

as

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Uta

h X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ver

mon

t X

X

X

X

X

X

Vir

gin

Isla

nds

X

X

X

X

Vir

gini

a X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Was

hing

ton

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Wes

t V

irgi

nia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Wis

cons

in

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Wyo

min

g X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Tab

le 1

St

atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

4

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Par

t I: B

ail C

)eci

sion

s

As

Tab

le 2

illu

stra

tes,

all

but

thre

e of

the

54

juri

sdic

tions

(Id

aho,

New

H

amps

hire

and

Okl

ahom

a) h

ave

stat

utes

, con

stitu

tiona

l pro

visi

ons

or

cour

t rul

es e

xplic

itly

requ

irin

g or

pe

rmitt

ing

the

cons

ider

atio

n of

an

I ar

rest

edpe

rson

's pr

ior

crim

inal

reco

rd

in d

ecid

ing

whe

ther

, and

und

er w

hat

cond

ition

s, to

rel

ease

the

pers

on o

n ba

il pe

ndin

g tr

ial o

r app

eal.

It is

pr

obab

le th

at a

pri

or c

rim

inal

reco

rd

may

pro

perl

y be

con

side

red

in m

akin

g ba

il de

cisi

ons

even

in th

ese three

Sta

tes,

but

no

expr

ess l

egal

man

date

re

ferr

ing

to th

e us

e of

pri

or c

rim

inal

re

cord

s is

foun

d in

the

ir la

ws.

M

ost o

f th

e S

tate

law

s an

d co

nsti-

tu

tiona

l pro

visi

ons

liste

d in

Tab

le 2

pr

ovid

e th

at m

ted

pers

ons

char

ged

with

non

capi

tal o

ffen

ses

(with

des

ig-

nate

d ex

cept

ions

in s

ome

Sta

tes)

shal

l be

adm

itted

to b

ail i

f a

judi

cial

off

icer

de

term

ines

that

the

per

sons

will

ap-

pear

for trial

or a

s ot

herw

ise

dire

cted

. I

In d

ecid

ing

whe

ther

to re

quir

e m

oney

bo

nd o

r im

pose

rele

ase

cond

ition

s to

as

sure

such

app

eara

nce,

the

judi

cial

of

fici

al is

requ

ired

or p

erm

itted

to ta

ke

I in

to c

onsi

dera

tion,

am

ong

othe

r fac

- to

rs, t

he e

xist

ence

and

nat

ure

of a

I

prio

r cr

imin

al re

cord

. In

man

y ju

ris-

di

ctio

ns, t

he c

ourt

is a

lso

perm

itted

to

cons

ider

whe

ther

the

indi

vidu

al w

ill

I po

se a

dan

ger t

o th

e co

mm

unity

or

will

eng

age

in f

urth

er c

rim

inal

con

- du

ct if

rel

ease

d an

d is

per

mitt

ed o

r re-

quire

d to

con

side

r the

indi

vidu

al's

prio

r cri

min

al re

cord

, if

any,

in m

ak-

ing

that

det

erm

inat

ion?

I

See

Publ

ic D

ange

r as

a F

acto

r in

P

retr

ial R

elea

se, D

iges

t of

Sta

te L

aus,

A

pril

1985

, ava

ilabl

e fr

om th

e N

atio

nal

Inst

itute

of

Just

ice,

U.S

. Dep

artm

ent o

f Ju

stic

e, W

ashi

ngto

n, D.C.

2053

1.

For e

xam

ple,

the

Fede

ral b

ail p

ro-

visi

on c

ited

in T

able

2 a

utho

rize

s Fe

dera

l jud

icia

l of

fice

rs to

con

side

r an

arre

sted

per

son'

s pr

ior c

rim

inal

reco

rd

in d

ecid

ing

whe

ther

the

pers

on w

ill

appe

ar fo

r ttia

l if r

elea

sed

or w

ill p

ose

a da

nger

to a

ny p

erso

n or

to th

e co

mm

unity

. If

the

judi

cial

off

icer

de-

te

rmin

es th

at th

e pe

rson

may

not

ap-

pear if

rel

ease

d un

cond

ition

ally

or

may

pos

e a

dang

er to

the

com

mun

ity,

the

offi

cer m

ay im

pose

des

igna

ted

re-

leas

e co

nditi

ons,

incl

udin

g th

e re

- qu

irem

ent o

f a

seco

nd b

ailb

ond.

If

the

offi

cer d

eter

min

es th

at n

o re

leas

e co

nditi

on o

r com

bina

tion

of r

elea

se

cond

ition

s w

ill a

ssur

e th

e pe

rson

's a

m

and

prot

ect a

gain

st d

ange

r to

the

com

mun

ity, h

e m

ay o

rder

the

pers

on d

etai

ned

pend

ing

tria

l. In

suc

h de

term

inat

ions

, reb

utta

ble

pres

ump-

tio

n of

dan

ger t

o th

e co

mm

unity

ex-

is

ts if

the

per

son

has

been

con

vict

ed

of a

des

igna

ted

serio

us F

eder

al o

r S

tate

off

ense

com

mitt

ed w

hile

on

pre-

tr

ial r

elea

se w

ithin

the

past

fiv

e ye

ars.

H

awai

i law

sim

ilarl

y pe

rmits

con

- si

dera

tion

of d

ange

r to

the

com

mun

ity

and

esta

blis

hes a

rebu

ttabl

e pr

esw

np

tion

of d

ange

r if

the

pers

on h

as b

een

conv

icte

d of

a v

iole

nt o

ffen

se w

ithin

th

e pr

eced

ing

10ye

ars.

Law

s in

Il

linoi

s, S

outh

Car

olin

a an

d th

e D

istr

ict o

f C

olum

bia,

am

ong

othe

rs,

also

per

mit

cons

ider

atio

n of

dan

ger t

o th

e co

mm

unity

as

wel

l as

the

likel

ihoo

d of

app

eara

nce

and

perm

it ju

dici

al o

ffic

ials

to c

onsi

der p

rior

co

nvic

tions

in m

akin

g th

ose

dete

rmin

atio

ns.

In a

ll of

the

se s

tate

s an

d th

e ot

hers

list

ed in

Tab

le 2

, ju

dici

al o

ffic

ials

nee

d ea

rly

acce

ss to

arr

este

d pe

rson

s' pr

ior

reco

rds a

nd n

eed

to k

now

the

natu

re o

f pr

ior o

ffen

ses i

n or

der t

o m

ake

in-

form

ed re

leas

e de

cisi

ons a

s env

isio

ned

by t

he s

tatu

tes.

In

add

ition

, man

y S

tate

s hav

e st

atut

ory

or c

onst

itutio

nal p

rovi

sion

s de

nyin

g ba

il to

cer

tain

per

sons

with

pr

ior

conv

ictio

ns o

r w

ith a

his

tory

of

failu

re to

app

ear o

r vi

olat

ion

of

rele

ase

cond

ition

s. F

or e

xam

ple,

M

assa

chus

etts

law

per

mits

the

deni

al

of b

ail i

f th

e pe

rson

was

on

bail

or

unde

r so

me o

ther

form

of

supe

rvis

ion

whe

n a

rre

st. M

aryl

and

law

per

mits

de

nial

of

bail

for p

erso

ns c

harg

ed w

ith

desi

gnat

ed o

ffen

ses i

f th

ey w

ere

on

bail

whe

n ar

rest

ed o

r if

they

hav

e pr

evio

usly

bee

n co

nvic

ted

of c

erta

in

desi

gnat

ed o

ffen

ses.

In

New

Jer

sey,

ba

il can

be

deni

ed if

the

pers

on w

as

on p

roba

tion

or u

nder

a s

uspe

nded

se

nten

ce w

hen

arre

sted

. A

co

nstit

utio

nal p

rovi

sion

in T

exas

re

quir

es d

enia

l of

bail

if a

pers

on is

ar

rest

ed fo

r a

felo

ny w

hile

on

bail,

is

arre

sted

for a

felo

ny in

volv

ing

the

use

of a

dea

dly

wea

pon

and

has a

pri

or

felo

ny re

cord

, or i

s ar

rest

ed fo

r any

of

fens

e an

d ha

s tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns.

Wis

cons

in's

cons

titut

ion

perm

its d

enia

l of

bail

for

pers

ons

arre

sted

for v

iole

nt c

rim

es if

th

ey h

ave

prio

r co

nvic

tions

for

viol

ent c

rim

es.

Mic

higa

n's

cons

titut

ion

proh

ibits

rele

ase

on b

ail

of p

erso

ns w

ith t

wo

or m

ore

conv

ictio

ns fo

r vi

olen

t fel

onie

s w

ithin

the

prev

ious

15

year

s.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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Fin

ally

, New

Yor

k la

w p

rohi

bits

re

leas

e on

bai

l of

pers

ons c

harg

ed

with

fel

onie

s w

ho h

ave

two

or m

ore

prev

ious

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns.

The

law

ad

ditio

nally

pro

vide

s th

at, e

xcep

t in

case

s of

emer

genc

y or

whe

n th

e co

urt

find

s it t

o be

unn

eces

sary

and

sta

tes

the

reas

ons

for t

he r

ecor

d, n

o pe

rson

ch

arge

d w

ith a

felo

ny m

ay b

e re

leas

ed

on b

ail u

nles

s th

e co

urt h

as b

een

furn

ishe

d w

ith a

cri

min

al h

isto

ry

reco

rd b

y th

e St

ate

repo

sito

ry o

r by

a po

lice

depa

rtmen

t. B

y pr

actic

e, th

ese

crim

inal

his

tory

reco

rds a

re re

quire

d to

be

fing

erpr

int-

base

d to

ensu

re p

ositi

ve

iden

tific

atio

n an

d to

avo

id n

ame

sear

ch p

robl

ems c

ause

d by

the

use

of

alia

ses.

In

orde

r to

prov

ide

crim

inal

re

cord

resp

onse

s in

time

for t

he

reco

rds t

o be

ava

ilabl

e fo

r ini

tial c

ourt

ap

pear

ance

s, N

ew Y

ork'

s S

rate

repo

sito

ry, t

he D

ivis

ion

of C

rim

inal

Ju

stic

e Se

rvic

es in

Alb

any,

rec

eive

s fa

csim

ile fi

nger

prin

ts tr

ansm

itted

by

mic

row

ave

or te

leco

mm

unic

atio

n lin

es fr

om p

olic

e de

part

men

ts in

New

Y

ork

City

and

oth

er la

rge

met

ropo

litan

are

as a

nd p

opul

atio

n ce

nter

s in

the

stat

e. T

he re

posi

tory

re

turn

s se

arch

resu

lts w

ithin

a fe

w

hour

s vi

a th

e S

tate

's au

tom

ated

law

en

forc

emen

t tel

ecom

mun

icat

ions

sy

stem

. Fe

w, i

f an

y, o

ther

sta

tes

have

pr

oced

ures

and

faci

litie

s for

mak

ing

finge

rprin

t-ver

ified

crim

inal

reco

rd

resp

onse

s av

aila

ble

in t

ime

for u

se in

in

itial

bai

l det

erm

inat

ions

, whi

ch

com

mon

ly o

ccur

with

in 2

4 ho

urs

afte

r arr

est.

The

Dis

tric

t of

Col

umbi

a ha

s a

bail

agen

cy c

harg

ed w

ith th

e re

spon

sibi

lity

of o

btai

ning

and

pr

ovid

ing

info

rmat

ion,

incl

udin

g cr

imin

al h

isto

ry re

cord

info

rmat

ion,

fo

r use

in b

ail d

eter

min

atio

ns.

Oth

er

juri

sdic

tions

use

par

ole

or p

roba

tion

agen

cies

for o

btai

ning

and

pro

vidi

ng

such

info

rmat

ion.

In

som

e ca

ses,

th

ese

agen

cies

may

hav

e th

e st

aff

and

faci

litie

s for

mak

ing

inqu

irie

s to

obta

in c

ompl

ete

and

accu

rate

in

form

atio

n co

ncer

ning

prio

r cr

imin

al

reco

rds.

In

mos

t cas

es, h

owev

er, t

he

only

info

rmat

ion

avai

labl

e in

tim

e fo

r in

itial

bai

l de

term

inat

ions

is a

cr

imin

al re

cord

tran

scrip

t rec

eive

d in

re

spon

seto

a n

ame

sear

ch o

f th

e St

ate'

s au

tom

ated

cri

min

al h

isto

ry

syst

em, i

f th

ere

is o

ne, a

nd w

hate

ver

info

rmat

ion

is p

rovi

ded

by t

he p

olic

e or

is k

now

n to

the

cour

t. Si

nce

nam

e se

arch

es a

re n

ot f

ully

relia

ble

and

ex-

istin

g cr

imin

al re

cord

file

s may

be

inac

cura

te a

nd in

com

plet

e, p

artic

u-

larly

with

res

pect

to d

ispo

sitio

n in

form

atio

n, a

pply

ing

the

bail

law

s of

a S

tate

may

be

very

dif

ficu

lt,

part

icul

arly

in th

ose

Stat

es w

here

st

atut

es o

r co

nstit

utio

nal p

rovi

sion

s de

ny o

r res

tric

t the

ava

ilabi

lity

of b

ail

for p

erso

ns w

ith d

esig

nate

d pr

ior

conv

ictio

ns. St

atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Tabl

e 2

St

atut

es*

requ

lrlng

or

perm

lttln

g pr

ior

crlm

lnal

reco

rds

to b

e co

nsld

ered

In b

all d

ecis

ions

(N

otr:

St

atas

whi

ch do

not h

ave

sfan

dtea

rrqu

irin

g or

pnn

im'n

g pr

ior

crim

inal

reco

rd8

to bc

co

~id

rmdin

ba

l &ci

aion

s pm

om

ittrd

from

the

tab

&.)

stat

e

cita

tion

I U

nite

d S

tate

s (F

eder

al)

18

USC

Q 3

142(

e)(1

); (

01;

(g)(

3)(A

)

I A

laba

ma

Rul

es J

udic

. Adm

in.,

R.

2

Rul

es C

rim

. Pr

oc.,

R.

7.2

Ala

ska

Ari

zona

Con

st.,

art. II,

5 2

2

Ark

ansa

s

Rul

e C

rim

. Pro

c.,

R.

9.2

Cal

ifor

nia

Pen.

Cod

e 5

1275

Col

orad

o 16

-4-1

01 e

t se

q.

Con

st.

art.

2, $

5 19

, 20

Con

nect

icut

Del

awar

e

Dis

tric

t of

Col

umbi

a

23-1

303

Flo

rida

90

3.04

6(2)

(d)

I

*Inc

ludi

ng c

onst

itutio

nal p

rovi

sion

s or c

ourt

rule

s.

I S

tatu

tory

pro

vlsl

on

Bai

l co

nsid

erat

ions

may

inc

lude

cri

min

al h

isto

ry a

nd r

ecor

d of

ap

pear

ance

; re

butt

able

pre

sum

ptio

n of

den

ial

of b

ail

if p

revi

ousl

y

conv

icte

d of

cri

me

of v

iole

nce

or e

num

erat

ed s

erio

us o

ffen

ses

or

com

bina

tion

of

offe

nses

.

Bai

l fa

ctor

s sh

all

incl

ude

evid

ence

of

prio

r co

nvic

tion

s.

Iprote

ct t

he p

ubli

c ba

sed

upon

, am

ong

othe

r th

ings

, de

fend

ant's

pri

or

Cou

rts

may

im

pose

con

diti

ons

of r

elea

se to

sec

ure

appe

aran

ce o

r to

crim

inal

rec

ord.

Fac

tors

aff

ecti

ng c

ondi

tion

s of

rel

ease

sha

ll i

nclu

de t

he p

erso

n's

re

cord

of

conv

icti

ons

and

reco

rd o

f ap

pear

ance

.

Fact

ors

affe

ctin

g m

etho

d of

rel

ease

or

amou

nt o

f ba

il s

hall

incl

ude

pe

rson

's re

cord

of

arre

sts

and

conv

icti

ons

and

appe

aran

ce a

t co

urt

proc

eedi

ngs.

Pro

vide

s fo

r de

nial

of

bail

for

fel

ony

offe

nses

com

mit

ted

whi

le o

n ba

il

for

a pr

ior

felo

ny o

ffen

se.

Fac

tors

aff

ectin

g am

ount

of

bail

sha

ll i

nclu

de p

erso

n's

prio

r cr

imin

al

reco

rd a

nd h

isto

ry o

f re

spon

se to

leg

al p

roce

ss.

-.Bai

l fa

ctor

s sh

all

incl

ude

defe

ndan

t's p

revi

ous

crir

niia

l rec

ord.

Fact

ors

affe

ctin

g ba

it am

ount

or

deni

al o

f ba

il on

gro

unds

of

publ

ic

dang

er s

hall

incl

ude

defe

ndan

t's p

rior

cri

min

al re

cord

and

rec

ord

of

appe

aran

ce.

Aut

hori

zes

deni

al o

f ba

il o

n gr

ound

s of

dan

gero

usne

ss fo

r pe

rson

s ch

arge

d w

ith c

rim

es o

f vi

olen

ce c

omm

itte

d w

hile

on

rele

ase,

par

ole

or

prob

atio

n or

who

hav

e sp

ecif

ied

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

.

Rel

ease

cri

teri

a sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's p

rior

cri

min

al re

cord

and

re

cord

of

appe

aran

ce. B

ail

com

mis

sion

er's

rep

ort

shal

l in

clud

e

defe

ndan

t's p

rior

cri

min

al re

cord

.

Bai

l fac

tors

sha

ll in

clud

e de

fend

ant's

pri

or c

rim

inal

reco

rd a

nd re

cord

of

app

eara

nce.

Bai

l age

ncy

repo

rt to

jud

icia

l of

fice

r sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's p

rior

cr

imin

al r

ecor

d.

Judi

cial

bai

l de

term

inat

ions

reg

ardi

ng i

mpo

siti

on o

f re

leas

e

cond

itio

ns s

hall

be

base

d up

on,

amon

g ot

her

thin

gs,

defe

ndan

t's

reco

rd o

f co

nvic

tion

s an

d re

cord

of

appe

aran

ce.

Aut

hori

zes p

retr

ial

dete

ntio

n to

pro

tect

pub

lic

base

d up

on,

amon

g

othe

r th

ings

, de

fend

ant's

pri

or c

rim

inal

his

tory

.

Bai

l fa

ctor

s sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's r

ecor

d of

con

vict

ions

and

rec

ord

of a

ppea

ranc

e. P

rior

rec

ord

of f

ailu

re to

app

ear

rend

ers

defe

ndan

t in

elig

ible

for

som

e ty

pes

of b

ond.

Aut

hori

zes

pret

rial

det

enti

on t

o pr

otec

t pu

blic

, ba

sed

upon

, am

ong

ot

her

fact

ors,

spe

cifi

ed p

revi

ous

conv

icti

ons,

pre

viou

s vi

olat

ions

of

rele

ase,

or

com

mis

sion

of

a da

nger

ous

crim

e w

hile

on

pro

bati

on,

paro

le o

r re

leas

e.

Pro

hibi

ts b

ail,

exce

pt u

pon

orde

r of

Sup

erio

r C

ourt

, of

per

sons

cha

rged

w

ith e

num

erat

ed s

erio

us f

elon

ies

who

hav

e pr

evio

usly

bee

n co

nvic

ted

of s

uch

a fe

lony

or

who

com

mit

ted

the

new

off

ense

whi

le o

n pr

obat

ion,

g

aro

le o

r ba

il f

or s

uch

a fe

lony

.

Stat

utes

Req

uirin

g th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

Tab

le 2

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Tabi

e 2

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s* r

equi

ring

or

perm

ittin

g pr

ior

crim

inai

rec

ords

to b

e co

nsld

ered

in b

all d

ecis

ions

(N

ou

: S

tate

s w

hich

do

no

t ha

ve s

tatu

fm r

equi

ring

or p

erm

ittin

g p

rio

r cr

imin

al r

ecor

dr to

be

com

ider

ed in

bai

l dec

irio

ruam o

mitt

edfr

om

the

tabk

.)

Sta

te

I C

itatio

n I

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(S

rcra

ctot

y p

rovi

aio

m a

re W

lL

do

rp(p

aph

med

.)I

I H

awai

i 80

4.3

R

ebut

tabl

e pr

esum

ptio

n of

dan

ger

to c

omm

unity

(an

d de

nial

of

bail)

if

defe

ndan

t has

been

conv

icte

d of

a c

rim

e of

vio

lenc

e du

ring

pre

viou

s 10

ye

ars,

or

if de

fend

ant w

as o

n ba

il, p

roba

tion

or p

arol

e fo

r a

viol

ent

felo

ny c

harg

e at

tim

e of

arr

est.

Illi

nois

38

-1 1

0-5(

a)

Bai

l fa

ctor

s sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's re

cord

of

conv

ictio

ns a

nd

delin

quen

cy a

djud

icat

ions

, and

w

heth

er d

efen

dant

is a

lrea

dy o

n ba

il or

un

der

supe

rvis

ion.

Indi

ana

35-3

3-8-

4

Fact

ors

rele

vant

to r

elea

se o

n ba

il (a

nd b

ail

amou

nt)

shal

l inc

lude

de

fend

ant's

cri

min

al o

r ju

veni

le r

ecor

d an

d re

cord

of

non-

appe

aran

ce.

Iow

a 81

1.2

B

ail c

onsi

dera

tions

sha

ll in

clud

e de

fend

ant's

rec

ord

of c

onvi

ctio

ns a

nd

reco

rd o

f ap

pear

ance

or

flig

ht.

Kan

sas

22-2

802(

4)

Pre

~ia

lbail

cons

ider

atio

ns s

hall

incl

ude

defe

ndan

t's r

ecor

d of

co

nvic

tions

and

app

eara

nce

or n

on-a

ppea

ranc

e or

flig

ht,

and

whe

ther

de

fend

ant i

s on

par

ole.

Ken

tuck

y 43

1.5

25

Am

ount

of

bail

shal

l be

cons

ider

ate

of t

he p

ast c

rim

inal

act

s of

the

de

fend

ant.

Cod

e C

rirn

. Roc

., ar

t. 31

7 Fa

ctor

s in

det

erm

inin

g am

ount

of

bail

shal

l inc

lude

the

defe

ndan

t's

prev

ious

cri

min

al r

ecor

d.

Art

. 31

7.1

Mag

istr

ate

setti

ng b

ail

may

app

ly t

o ju

veni

le c

ourt

for

def

enda

nt's

juve

nile

abs

trac

t.

Mai

ne

15-1

026.

4

Pre

tria

l ba

ilset

ting

offi

cial

sha

ll c

onsi

der

defe

ndan

t's c

rim

inal

rec

ord

and

reco

rd o

f ap

pear

ance

and

whe

ther

def

enda

nt is

on

prob

atio

n or

pa

role

or

othe

r su

perv

isio

n.

15-1

051.

2

Sam

e fa

ctor

s sh

all b

e co

nsid

ered

in p

ost-

conv

ictio

n ba

il de

term

inat

ions

.

Mar

ylan

d A

rt. 2

7. 8

616

1/2

(c)

R

ebut

tabl

e pr

esum

ptio

n of

bai

l de

nial

for

per

son

char

ged

with

en

umer

ated

ser

ious

off

ense

s co

mm

itted

whi

le o

n ba

il fo

r pr

ior

enum

erat

ed s

erio

us o

ffen

ses.

Art

. 27

. 3

616

1/2(

d)

No

pers

onal

reco

gniz

ance

for

per

son

char

ged

with

enu

mer

ated

seri

ous

offe

nses

if p

revi

ousl

y co

nvic

ted

of s

uch

an o

ffen

se.

Mas

sach

uset

ts

276-

58

Bai

l fa

ctor

s sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's re

cord

of

conv

ictio

ns a

nd r

ecor

d of

fai

lure

to a

ppea

r or

fli

ght,

and

whe

ther

def

enda

nt a

lrea

dy i

s on

bai

l, pa

role

, pro

batio

n or

oth

er f

orm

of

supe

rvis

ion.

Mic

higa

n C

onst

.. ar

t. 1,

15

Pe

rmits

den

ial o

f ba

il fo

r pe

rson

s ch

arge

d w

ith v

iole

nt f

elon

ies

if co

nvic

ted

of t

wo

or m

ore

viol

ent

felo

nies

with

in p

revi

ous

15 y

ears

, an

d pe

rson

s ch

arge

d w

ith v

iole

nt f

elon

ies

whi

le o

n ba

il, p

roba

tion

or

paro

le f

or p

revi

ous

viol

ent

felo

ny.

765.

6

Am

ount

of

bail

shal

l ref

lect

the

def

enda

nt's

prev

ious

cri

min

al re

cord

.

Con

st.,

art.

1 8

15

Bai

l may

be

deni

ed f

or p

erso

n ch

arge

d w

ith a

vio

lent

fel

ony

who

has

be

en c

onvi

cted

of

two

viol

ent f

elon

ies

with

in p

revi

ous

15 y

ears

or

who

was

alr

eady

on

bail,

par

ole

or p

roba

tion

in c

onne

ctio

n w

ith a

vi

olen

t fe

lony

cha

rge

or c

onvi

ctio

n.

Min

neso

ta

Rul

es C

rim

. Pro

c.,

R.

6.02

(2)

Rel

ease

con

ditio

n fa

ctor

s sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's re

cord

of

conv

ictio

ns a

nd r

ecor

d of

app

eara

nce

or f

light

.

-19

9-3-

18

Rel

ease

fac

tors

con

cern

ing

a pe

rson

arr

este

d fo

r a

mis

dem

eano

r sh

all

Mis

siss

i~p

i I

I I in

clud

e pr

ior

arre

st re

cord

. pr

ovis

ions

or

cour

t rul

es.

Tab

le 2

St

atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

8

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Tabi

e 2

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s* r

equi

ring

or

perm

ittin

g pr

ior

crlm

inai

rec

ords

to b

e co

nsid

ered

in b

all d

ecis

ions

(N

o&:

Stat

cs w

hich

do

not h

ave

stat

utcs

req

uiri

ng o

r pe

rmitt

ing

prio

r cr

imin

al r

ecor

ds to

be

cons

ider

edin

bai

l dec

isio

ns a

rc o

mitt

cdfr

om th

e ta

ble.

)

Sta

te

Mis

sour

i

Mon

tana

Neb

rask

a

Nev

ada

New

Jer

sey

New

Mex

ico

New

Yor

k

Nor

th C

arol

ina

Nor

th D

akot

a

Ohi

o

Ore

gon

Pen

nsyl

vani

a

Puer

to R

ico

I C

itat

lon

I 544.

455.

2

46-9

-301

(7)

29-9

01.0

1

178.

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(5)

178.

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2C:4

5-3

31-2

1-9B

Rul

es C

rim. Proc., R

. 5-

401B

Con

st,

art.

1, 4

13

Cr.

Proc

. Law

4

530.

20(2

)(b)

, 53

0.30

(2),

53

0.40

(4)

Cr.

Pro

c. L

aw 8

510

.30

15A

-534

(c)

R.

Cr.

Proc

. 46(

a)(l

)(ii

)

2919

.251

2937

.23

Rul

es C

rim

. Pro

cedu

re, R

. 46

(F)

13

5.23

0(6)

(f)

R.

Cri

m.

Proc

., R

. 40

04

R.

4010

.A

R.

4010

.B

R. C

rim

. Pro

c.,

R.

218

I S

tatu

tory

pro

visi

on

I (S

tatu

tory

pro

viri

ons a

re s

um

nda

ed o

rpm

ap

hm

sd)

Rel

ease

con

ditio

n fa

ctor

s sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's re

cord

of

conv

ictio

ns a

nd r

ecor

d of

app

eara

nce

or f

light

.

Am

ount

of

bail

shal

l be

cons

ider

ate

of d

efen

dant

's pr

ior

crim

inal

re

cord

.

Rel

ease

con

ditio

n fa

ctor

s sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's re

cord

of

conv

ictio

ns a

nd r

ecor

d of

app

eara

nce

or f

light

.

Rel

ease

con

ditio

n fa

ctor

s sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's pr

ior

crim

inal

re

cord

and

rec

ord

of a

ppea

ranc

e or

non

-app

eara

nce.

Am

ount

of

bail

shal

l ref

lect

fac

tors

abo

ve.

Bai

l may

be

deni

ed if

per

son

com

mits

cri

me

whi

le o

n pr

obat

ion

or

susp

ende

d se

nten

ce.

Pre-

rele

ase

repo

rt s

hall

incl

ude

info

rmat

ion

abou

t def

enda

nt's

reco

rd o

f co

nvic

tions

and

rec

ord

of a

ppea

ranc

e or

non

-app

eara

nce.

Rel

ease

con

ditio

n fa

ctor

s sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's re

cord

of

conv

ictio

ns a

nd r

ecor

d of

app

eara

nce

or f

light

.

Bai

l may

be

deni

ed f

or 6

0 da

ys f

or a

per

son

char

ged

with

a f

elon

y w

ho

has

prev

ious

ly b

een

conv

icte

d of

tw

o or

mor

e fe

loni

es o

r a

pers

on

char

ged

with

a f

elon

y w

ith a

dea

dly

wea

pon

who

has

a p

rior

fel

ony

conv

icti

on.

No

orde

r of

rec

ogni

zanc

e or

bai

l on

felo

ny c

harg

es if

def

enda

nt h

as tw

o pr

evio

us f

elon

y co

nvic

tions

. N

o re

cogn

izan

ce o

r ba

il un

til c

ourt

re

view

s a

crim

inal

his

tory

rec

ord

tran

scri

pt fu

rnis

hed

by s

tate

re

posi

tory

or

polic

e de

part

men

t, ex

cept

in c

ases

of

emer

genc

y or

whe

n co

urt f

inds

it t

o be

unn

eces

sary

and

sta

tes

reas

ons

for

reco

rd.

Prov

ides

tha

t in

im

posi

ng r

elea

se c

ondi

tions

, cou

rts

may

con

side

r th

e de

fend

ant's

pri

or c

rim

inal

reco

rd a

nd p

rior

rec

ord

of a

ppea

ranc

e or

Rel

ease

con

ditio

n fa

ctor

s sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's re

cord

of

conv

ictio

ns a

nd r

ecor

d of

fai

lure

to a

ppea

r or

flig

ht.

Rel

ease

con

ditio

n fa

ctor

s sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's re

cord

of

conv

ictio

ns a

nd r

ecor

d of

fai

lure

to a

ppea

r or

flig

ht.

Bai

l in

dom

estic

vio

lenc

e ca

ses

may

be

deni

ed if

def

enda

nt h

as p

rior

co

nvic

tion

for

dom

estic

vio

lenc

e of

fens

es.

Bai

l am

ount

sha

ll be

fix

ed w

ith c

onsi

dera

tion

of d

efen

dant

's pr

evio

us

crim

inal

rec

ord.

Pret

rial

rele

ase

fact

ors

shal

l inc

lude

def

enda

nt's

reco

rd o

f co

nvic

tions

an

d re

cord

of

appe

aran

ce o

r fl

ight

.

Pret

rial

rel

ease

cri

teri

a sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's pr

ior

crim

inal

reco

rd

and

reco

rd o

f ap

pear

ance

.

Pret

rial

bai

l cri

teri

a sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's re

cord

of

rele

vant

co

nvic

tions

and

rec

ord

of a

ppea

ranc

e.

Sam

e fa

ctor

s sh

all g

over

n ba

il af

ter

conv

ictio

n in

non

capi

tal

case

s.

Sam

e fa

ctor

s sh

all

gove

rn b

ail

afte

r se

nten

cing

in n

onca

pita

l ca

ses.

Am

ount

of

bail

shal

l ref

lect

def

enda

nt's

reco

rd o

f pr

evio

us a

ppea

ranc

es

and

com

plia

nce

with

cou

rt o

rder

s.

*Inc

ludi

ng c

onst

itutio

nal p

rovi

sion

s or

cou

rt ru

les.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n T

able

2

9

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I

ds to

be

cons

ider

ed in

bai

l dec

isio

ns

Sta

te

Rho

de Is

land

Sou

th C

arol

ina

Sou

th D

akot

a

Ten

ness

ee

Tex

as

Uta

h

Ver

mon

t

Vir

gin

Isla

nds

Vir

gini

a

Was

hing

ton

Wes

t V

irgi

nia

Wis

cons

in

Wyo

min

g

*Inc

ludi

ng co

nstit

utio

n

I C

itatio

n

Con

st.,

art.

1 8 9

Con

st.,

art.

1 Q

lla

Cri

m.

Rul

es, R

. 3.

2

Con

st.,

art.

1, $

8

7-10

-102

; R.

Cri

m. P

roc.

R.

8(c)

(2)

1p

rovi

sion

s or c

ourt

rule

s.

I S

tatu

tory

pro

visi

on

Bai

l pro

hibi

ted

for

pers

ons

char

ged

with

dan

gero

us w

eapo

ns o

ffen

ses

or o

ffen

ses

puni

shab

le b

y li

e im

pris

onm

ent

if pr

evio

usly

con

vict

ed

of a

ny s

uch

offe

nses

or

of d

rug

offe

nse

puni

shab

le b

y 10

yea

rs o

r m

ore.

Rel

ease

con

ditio

n cr

iteri

a sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's r

ecor

d of

co

nvic

tions

and

rec

ord

of f

light

or

failu

re to

app

ear.

Rel

ease

wnd

itio

n fa

ctor

s sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's r

ecor

d of

co

nvic

tions

and

rec

ord

of a

ppea

ranc

e or

non

-app

eara

nce

or f

light

.

Rel

ease

fac

tors

sha

ll in

clud

e de

fend

ant's

pri

or c

rim

inal

reco

rd a

nd p

rior

rele

ases

on

reco

gniz

ance

or

bail.

Bai

l may

be

deni

ed f

or n

onca

pita

l fe

lony

off

ende

rs w

ho h

ave

been

co

nvic

ted

of t

wo

prio

r fe

loni

es, w

ho c

omm

itted

the

fel

ony

offe

nses

w

hile

on

bail

for

a fe

lony

indi

ctm

ent o

r w

ho u

sed

a de

adly

wea

pon

in

the

com

mis

sion

of

the

felo

ny o

ffen

se a

fter

a p

rior

fel

ony

conv

ictio

n.

Bai

l may

be

deni

ed f

or p

erso

ns c

harg

ed w

ith f

elon

ies

whi

le o

n ba

il,

paro

le o

r pr

obat

ion.

Rel

ease

wnd

itio

n fa

ctor

s sh

all i

nclu

de th

e de

fend

ant's

rec

ord

of

conv

ictio

ns a

nd r

ecor

d of

app

eara

nce

or f

light

.

Bai

l m

ay b

e de

nied

bas

ed u

pon,

am

ong

othe

r fa

ctor

s, d

efen

dant

's

reco

rd o

f co

nvic

tions

and

rec

ord

of a

ppea

ranc

e or

flig

ht.

Fac

tors

rel

evan

t to

rele

ase

on u

nsec

ured

bon

d or r

ecog

niza

nce

shal

l in

clud

e th

e de

fend

ant's

rec

ord

of c

onvi

ctio

ns a

nd r

ecor

d of

app

eara

nce,

no

n-ap

pear

ance

or

flig

ht.

Rel

ease

con

ditio

n fa

ctor

s sh

all

incl

ude

defe

ndan

t's c

rim

inal

reco

rd, a

nd

hist

ory

of r

espo

nse

to l

egal

pro

cess

.

Fac

tors

aff

ectin

g am

ount

of

bail

shal

l inc

lude

the

defe

ndan

t's p

revi

ous

crim

inal

reco

rd:

Rel

ease

con

ditio

n fa

ctor

s sh

all i

nclu

de t

he d

efen

dant

's p

rior

cri

min

al

reco

rd,

whe

ther

def

enda

nt i

s on

pro

batio

n, p

arol

e or

bai

l an

d w

heth

er

defe

ndan

t ha

s pr

evio

usly

for

feite

d ba

il.

Aut

horiz

es d

enia

l of

bail

for

up t

o 10

day

s (a

nd a

noth

er 6

0 da

ys a

fter

he

arin

g) f

or a

per

son

accu

sed

of a

vio

lent

fel

ony

who

has

a p

revi

ous

conv

ictio

n fo

r a

viol

ent

felo

ny.

Rel

ease

con

ditio

n fa

ctor

s sh

all i

nclu

de d

efen

dant

's r

ecor

d of

co

nvic

tions

and

rec

ord

of a

ppea

ranc

e, n

on-a

ppea

ranc

e or

flig

ht.

10

Tab

le 2

St

atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Par

t 11:

Sen

tenc

ing

Tab

les

3 th

roug

h 6

list s

tatu

tory

pr

ovis

ions

and

oth

er le

gal p

rovi

sion

s in

the

54 ju

risd

ictio

ns th

at m

anda

te o

r pe

rmit

cons

ider

atio

n of

a c

onvi

cted

pe

rson

's pr

evio

us c

rimin

al re

cord

in

deci

ding

on

an a

ppro

pria

te se

nten

ce.

All

of t

he ju

risd

ictio

ns h

ave

one

or

mor

e la

ws

of t

his

type

; mos

t hav

e la

ws

in e

very

cat

egor

y sh

own

in t

he

tabl

es, a

nd s

ome

have

sev

eral

pr

ovis

ions

with

in e

ach

cate

gory

. T

he

law

s lis

ted

incl

ude

thos

e th

at re

quire

se

cond

and

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

ses t

o be

up

grad

ed to

a h

ighe

r deg

ree

of

seri

ousn

ess (

for e

xam

ple,

from

a

mis

dem

eano

r to

a fe

lony

or

to a

hi

gher

cla

ss o

f m

isde

mea

nor o

r fe

lony

) (T

able

3);

thos

e th

at re

quire

or

perm

it en

hanc

ed s

ente

nces

for p

erso

ns

with

pre

viou

s co

nvic

tions

, inc

ludi

ng

Stat

es w

ith s

ente

ncin

g gu

idel

ines

that

fa

ctor

prio

r co

nvic

tions

into

the

sent

enci

ng a

ppro

ach

(Tab

le 4

); th

ose

that

requ

ire o

r per

mit

pers

ons

with

se

rious

pas

t rec

ords

to b

e se

nten

ced

to

enha

nced

term

s of

im

pris

onm

ent a

s ha

bitu

al c

rim

inal

s or c

aree

r cri

min

als

(Tab

le 5

); an

d th

ose

that

requ

ire o

r pe

rmit

cons

ider

atio

n of

pas

t cri

min

al

activ

ity in

dec

idin

g w

heth

er to

su

spen

d a

sent

ence

and

plac

e th

e of

fend

er o

n pr

obat

ion

(Tab

le 6

). Fi

nally

, Tab

le 7

list

s st

atut

ory

prov

isio

ns a

nd c

ourt

rule

s th

at re

quir

e or

per

mit

the

prep

arat

ion

of

pres

ente

nce r

epor

ts th

at m

ust o

r may

in

clud

e re

fere

nces

to p

rior c

rimin

al

hist

orie

s. A

s in

all

of t

he t

able

s in

th

e re

port

, onl

y th

ose

stat

utor

y pr

ovis

ions

are

incl

uded

that

exp

ress

ly

refe

r to

prio

r cr

imin

al a

ctiv

ity.

For

exam

ple,

alth

ough

it m

ay b

e as

sum

ed

that

judg

es i

n vi

rtua

lly a

ll st

ates

hav

e

the

auth

ority

to o

rder

the

prep

arat

ion

of p

rese

nten

ce re

ports

and

that

such

re

ports

wou

ld in

clud

e in

form

atio

n ab

out p

ast c

rim

inal

invo

lvem

ent,

Tab

le 7

list

s on

ly th

ose

stat

utor

y pr

ovis

ions

that

exp

ress

ly re

quire

or

perm

it th

e pr

epar

atio

n of

rep

orts

and

th

e in

clus

ion

of i

nfor

mat

ion

abou

t pa

st c

rimin

al c

ondu

ct.

Upg

rade

d C

harg

es

Tab

le 3

list

s pr

ovis

ions

in s

tate

co

des t

hat u

pgra

de s

econ

d an

d su

bseq

uent

off

ense

s to

high

er c

lass

es

of o

ffen

ses

than

fir

st o

ffen

ses.

Pr

ovis

ions

are

incl

uded

in th

is ta

ble

only

if t

hey

expr

essl

y re

fer t

o th

e de

gree

or c

lass

of

upgr

aded

off

ense

-th

at i

s, fr

om a

mis

dem

eano

r to

a fe

lony

or f

rom

one

leve

l or c

lass

of

mis

dem

eano

r or f

elon

y to

a h

ighe

r le

vel o

r cl

ass.

In

suc

h ca

ses,

it is

as

sum

ed th

at th

e up

grad

ed o

ffen

se

will

be

spec

ified

in t

he c

harg

ing

docu

men

t. T

hus,

to c

ompl

y w

ith t

he

law

s, in

form

atio

n co

ncer

ning

pri

or

conv

ictio

ns, i

f an

y, m

ust b

e av

aila

ble

to th

e pr

osec

utor

at t

he ti

me

the

case

is

file

d in

cou

rt be

caus

e th

e cl

ass

of

offe

nse

char

ged

may

aff

ect t

he ty

pe o

f ch

argi

ng d

ocum

ent u

tiliz

ed o

r the

co

urt i

n w

hich

the

case

is fi

led.

M

ost o

f th

e pr

ovis

ions

list

ed in

T

able

3 re

late

to s

econ

d an

d su

bse-

qu

ent i

nsta

nces

of

the

sam

e of

fens

e.

For

exam

ple,

in A

rizon

a, th

e fi

rst o

f-

fens

e of

spo

usal

sex

ual a

ssau

lt is

a

clas

s 6

felo

ny (a

nd m

ay in

som

e ca

ses

be re

duce

d to

a c

lass

1 m

isde

mea

nor

with

man

dato

ry c

ouns

elin

g); b

ut a

ny

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

2 fe

lony

, an

d th

e of

fend

er is

not

elig

ible

for

prob

atio

n, p

arol

e, p

ardo

n, o

r wor

k fu

rlou

gh.

Num

erou

s ot

her S

tate

s ha

ve s

imila

r upg

rade

pro

visi

ons

rela

t-

ing

to s

exua

l or d

rug

offe

nses

, the

ft,

larc

eny,

pro

stitu

tion,

and

reck

less

dr

ivin

g or

driv

ing

unde

r the

influ

ence

of

dru

gs o

r alc

ohol

.

In s

ome

Stat

es, h

owev

er, a

pa

rticu

lar o

ffen

se m

ay b

e up

grad

ed if

th

e of

fend

er h

as p

rior

conv

ictio

ns fo

r th

e sa

me

offe

nse

or fo

r oth

er ty

pes

of

offe

nses

. Fo

r exa

mpl

e, in

Ind

iana

, sp

ecifi

edha

ndgu

n vi

olat

ions

are

tre

ated

as

clas

s A

mis

dem

eano

rs fo

r fi

rst o

ffen

ses,

but

the

offe

nse

is

upgr

aded

to a

cla

ss D

felo

ny if

the

offe

nder

has

a p

rior h

andg

un v

iola

tion

conv

ictio

n or

any

fel

ony

conv

ictio

n w

ithin

the

prev

ious

15

year

s. I

llino

is

law

tre

ats p

etty

the

ft a

s a

mis

dem

eano

r for

a fi

rst o

ffen

der,

but

if th

e pe

rson

has

pre

viou

sly

been

co

nvic

ted

of a

ny type

of t

heft

, ro

bber

y, a

rmed

robb

ery

or b

urgl

ary,

th

e of

fens

e is

upg

rade

d to

a c

lass

4

felo

ny.

The

Illin

ois

law

spe

cifi

cally

re

quir

es th

at th

e pr

ior

conv

ictio

n m

ust b

e st

ated

in t

he in

form

atio

n or

in

dict

men

t so

as to

giv

e no

tice

of t

he

inte

ntio

n to

trea

t the

cha

rge

as a

fe

lony

. C

alif

orni

a ha

s a

sim

ilar l

aw

that

upg

rade

s pe

tty th

eft t

o a

felo

ny if

th

e of

fend

er h

as a

prio

r co

nvic

tion

for

thef

t, ro

bber

y or

bur

glar

y. W

ne

law

cl

assi

fies

firs

t off

ense

s of

thef

t, fo

rger

y or

neg

otia

ting

a w

orth

less

in

stru

men

t as

clas

s D

cri

mes

, but

up

grad

es th

e of

fens

es to

cla

ss C

cr

imes

if t

he o

ffen

der h

as tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior

conv

ictio

ns fo

r the

ft, f

orge

ry,

frau

d, w

orth

less

inst

rum

ents

, rob

bery

or

bur

glar

y.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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En

han

ced

Sen

ten

ces

Tab

le 4

list

s St

ate

and

Fede

ral

stat

utor

y pr

ovis

ions

that

requ

ire o

r pe

rmit

the

impo

sitio

n of

enh

ance

d se

nten

ces i

f th

e of

fend

er h

as p

rior

conv

ictio

ns.

Tha

t is,

thes

e st

atut

es

prov

ide

for s

trict

er se

nten

ces f

or

parti

cula

r off

ense

s rat

her t

han

upgr

adin

g th

e of

fens

e to

a m

ore

serio

us c

harg

e. I

n so

me

case

s, th

e pr

ior c

onvi

ctio

ns m

ust b

e fo

r the

sa

me

offe

nse,

but i

n m

any

case

s en

hanc

ed se

nten

ces c

an b

e ba

sed

upon

an

y pr

ior

conv

ictio

n.

Kan

sas,

for e

xam

ple,

has

a re

peat

fe

lony

off

ende

r law

that

pro

vide

s th

at

a pe

rson

con

vict

ed fo

r a se

cond

tim

e of

any

fel

ony

offe

nse

may

be

sent

ence

d to

up

to tw

ice

the

norm

al

max

imum

sen

tenc

e, a

nd a

per

son

conv

icte

d of

a fe

lony

for a

third

or

subs

eque

nt ti

me

may

be

sent

ence

d to

up

to th

ree

times

the

norm

al

max

imum

sen

tenc

e. W

isco

nsin

's re

peat

off

ende

r law

pro

vide

s for

en

hanc

ed p

enal

ties

of u

p to

10

addi

tiona

l yea

rs fo

r per

sons

with

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

or th

ree

mis

dem

eano

r con

vict

ions

with

in th

e pr

evio

us fi

ve y

ears

. C

alifo

rnia

law

pr

ovid

es th

at a

ny p

erso

n co

nvic

ted

of

a se

rious

felo

ny w

ho h

as p

revi

ousl

y be

en c

onvi

cted

of

a se

rious

felo

ny in

C

alifo

rnia

or a

ny o

ther

juris

dict

ion

shal

l rec

eive

a m

anda

tory

five

-yea

r en

hanc

emen

t for

eac

h su

ch p

rior

conv

ictio

n, an

d in

som

e ca

ses m

ay b

e gi

ven

addi

tiona

l enh

ance

men

ts o

f up

to

thre

e ye

ars

for e

ach

prio

r pris

on

term

ser

ved

in C

alifo

rnia

or

else

whe

re.

New

Mex

ico

law

pro

vide

s fo

r enh

ance

d se

nten

ces f

or fe

lony

of

fend

ers o

f one

add

ition

al y

ear f

ix a

si

ngle

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ion,

four

ad

ditio

nal y

ears

for t

wo

prio

r fel

ony

conv

ictio

ns an

d ei

ght a

dditi

onal

yea

rs

for t

hree

or m

ore

prio

r fel

ony

conv

ictio

ns.

In a

dditi

on to

thes

e ex

ampl

es, m

any

othe

r Sta

tes h

ave

repe

at o

r per

sist

ent f

elon

y of

fend

er

law

s tha

t pro

vide

for e

nhan

ced

sent

ence

s for

felo

ny o

ffen

ders

with

pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns.

Som

e of

th

ese

law

s pro

vide

for

mor

e se

rious

en

hanc

emen

ts fo

r rep

eat v

iole

nt

offe

nder

s or r

epea

t off

ende

rs w

ho u

se

dang

erou

s wea

pons

. O

ther

pro

visi

ons,

as

note

d ab

ove,

au

thor

ize

spec

ified

enha

nced

sent

ence

s fo

r sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t con

vict

ions

fo

r the

sam

e of

fens

e. F

or e

xam

ple,

W

yom

ing

law

pro

vide

s fo

r spe

cifie

d en

hanc

ed s

ente

nces

for s

econ

d or

su

bseq

uent

conv

ictio

ns o

f se

xual

as

saul

t or a

band

onin

g or

end

ange

ring

child

ren.

In

Wis

cons

in, t

he p

enal

ty

for d

omes

tic a

buse

off

ense

s may

be

incr

ease

d by

up

to tw

o ye

ars

if th

e of

fend

er has p

revi

ousl

y be

en m

ted

fo

r a d

omes

tic ab

use

inci

dent

. In

C

alifo

rnia

, per

sons

con

vict

ed o

f sp

ecifi

ed s

exua

l off

ense

s rec

eive

m

anda

tory

five

-yea

r enh

ance

men

ts fo

r ea

ch p

rior c

onvi

ctio

n fo

r any

suc

h se

xual

off

ense

unl

ess

the

offe

nse

occu

rred

prio

r to

a te

n-ye

ar p

erio

d du

ring

whi

ch th

e pe

rson

was

not

in

pris

on c

usto

dy a

nd d

id n

ot h

ave

a fe

lony

con

vict

ion.

Num

erou

s St

ates

, in

clud

ing

Ala

ska,

Col

orad

o,

Con

nect

icut

, Ida

ho, K

entu

cky,

New

H

amps

hire

, Sou

th C

arol

ina

and

Was

hing

ton,

hav

e pr

ovis

ions

in th

eir

cont

rolle

d su

bsta

nces

acts

that

pro

vide

fo

r spe

cifie

d en

hanc

ed p

enal

ties f

or

drug

off

ense

s if t

he o

ffen

der h

as p

rior

drug

off

ense

conv

ictio

ns o

r, in

som

e ca

ses,

pro

vide

for l

enie

ncy

for c

erta

in

viol

atio

ns if

the

offe

nder

has

no

prev

ious

dru

g of

fens

e co

nvic

tions

. Fi

nally

, sev

eral

Sta

tes,

incl

udin

g A

lask

a, D

elaw

are,

Mic

higa

n an

d N

ew

Mex

ico,

hav

e la

ws p

rovi

ding

for

spec

ified

enha

nced

pen

altie

s fo

r dr

ivin

g un

der t

he in

fluen

ce (D

UI)

of

fend

ers w

ith p

rior D

UI c

onvi

ctio

ns.

Man

y ju

risdi

ctio

ns h

ave

stat

utor

y pr

ovis

ions

that

do

not s

peci

fy

parti

cula

r enh

ance

d te

rms

for p

rior

conv

ictio

ns, b

ut in

stea

d pe

rmit

the

cour

t to

cons

ider

prio

r co

nvic

tions

as

aggr

avat

ing

circ

umst

ance

s in

impo

sing

sen

tenc

es.

For

exam

ple,

nu

mer

ous

Stat

es, i

nclu

ding

C

alifo

rnia

, Flo

rida,

Idah

o, K

enm

cky,

M

assa

chus

etts

, Mon

tana

, New

M

exic

o an

d V

erm

ont,

perm

it co

urts

de

alin

g w

ith c

apita

l off

ense

cas

es to

co

nsid

er p

revi

ous m

urde

r con

vict

ions

as

agg

rava

ting

circ

umst

ance

s au

thor

izin

g th

e im

posi

tion

of t

he

deat

h pe

nalty

or s

ente

nces

of l

ife

impr

ison

men

t with

out p

arol

e. O

ther

St

ates

hav

e es

tabl

ishe

d se

nten

cing

gu

idel

ines

that

take

prio

r co

nvic

tions

in

to c

onsi

dera

tion

in s

ettin

g se

nten

ce

rang

es fo

r par

ticul

ar o

ffen

ses o

r tha

t pe

rmit

judg

es t

o se

nten

ce ab

ove

the

reco

mm

ende

d m

ges

for p

erso

ns w

ith

spec

ified

prio

r con

vict

ions

. For

ex

ampl

e, th

e Fe

dera

l Sen

tenc

ing

Gui

delin

es e

stab

lish

pres

umpt

ive

sent

ence

rang

es fo

r Fed

eral

crim

es

base

d up

on o

ffen

se le

vel (

serio

usne

ss

of t

he c

rime)

and

prio

r crim

inal

hi

stor

y. S

ente

nce r

ange

s are

enha

nced

fo

r all

exce

pt m

inor

off

ense

s bas

ed

upon

the

num

ber,

na

m an

d re

cenc

y of

prio

r off

ense

s and

whe

ther

the

offe

nder

was

und

er a

ny fo

rm o

f cr

imin

al ju

stic

e cu

stod

y or

su

perv

isio

n at

the

time

of t

he n

ew

offe

nse.

In

addi

tion,

sent

enci

ng

judg

es a

re p

erm

itted

to d

epar

t fro

m

the

com

pute

d gu

idel

ine r

ange

if,

amon

g ot

her t

hing

s, th

e cr

imin

al

hist

ory

cate

gory

det

erm

ined

on

the

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

m'n

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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abov

e bas

is d

oes n

ot a

dequ

atel

y re

flect

th

e se

rious

ness

of t

he d

efen

dant

's pa

st

crim

inal

cond

uct o

r the

like

lihoo

d th

at th

e de

fend

ant w

ill c

omm

it ot

her

crime

^.^ O

ther

juris

dict

ions

-in

clud

ing Alaska,

Del

awar

e, F

lorid

a,

Illin

ois,

Min

neso

ta, O

rego

n,

Penn

sylv

ania

, Ten

ness

ee,

Was

hing

ton

and

Wis

cons

in -

have

es

tabl

ishe

d se

nten

cing

gui

delin

es, o

r pr

esum

ptiv

e or

det

erm

inat

e se

nten

cing

stru

ctur

es, th

at a

re b

ased

in

par

t on

prio

r con

vict

ions

as

aggr

avat

ing

fact

ors,

or o

n a

sent

ence

co

mpu

tatio

n fo

rmul

a tha

t inc

lude

s pr

ior c

onvi

ctio

ns as

a fa

ctor

. Se

nten

cing

com

mis

sion

s are

cur

rent

ly

deve

lopi

ng g

uide

lines

in H

awai

i, K

ansa

s, L

ouis

iana

, New

Mex

ico

and

Sout

h C

arol

ina.

Hab

itual

Off

end

ers

In a

dditi

on to

the

abov

e ci

ted

stat

utes

aut

horiz

ing

or re

quiri

ng th

e I

impo

sitio

n of

enh

ance

d se

nten

ces f

or

prio

r co

nvic

tions

in s

ome

case

s, all

I of

the

54

juris

dict

ions

hav

e st

atut

ory

prov

isio

ns au

thor

izin

g ce

rtain

pe

rsis

tent

off

ende

rs to

be

clas

sifie

d as

\ ha

bitu

al o

ffen

ders

, car

eer o

ffen

ders

, m

ultip

le o

ffen

ders

, pro

fess

iona

l of

fend

ers o

r som

e si

mila

r des

igna

tion

and

sent

ence

d to

sig

nific

antly

\

enha

nced

pre

sum

ptiv

e or

man

dato

ry

term

s of

im

pris

onm

ent (

Tab

le 5

). I

Man

y of

the

law

s als

o pr

ovid

e th

at

I su

ch o

ffen

ders

may

not

be

paro

led

or

mus

t ser

ve su

bsta

ntia

lly in

crea

sed

porti

ons

of th

eir s

ente

nces

bef

ore

beco

min

g el

igib

le fo

r par

ole.

For

ex

ampl

e, C

alifo

rnia

's ha

bitu

al

offe

nder

law

app

lies t

o an

y pe

rson

co

nvic

ted

of a

vio

lent

felo

ny w

ho h

as

serv

ed tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior p

rison

term

s fo

r enu

mer

ated

serio

us o

ffen

ses.

See

Tab

le 4

and

Wes

t's F

eder

al

Sent

enci

ng G

uide

lines

Man

ual,

1990

E

ditio

n, p

p. 2

21,

229,

236

.

Pers

ons w

ho h

ave

serv

ed tw

o pr

ior

pris

on te

rms r

ecei

ve a

man

dato

ry li

fe

term

with

no

paro

le s

oone

r tha

n 20

ye

ars.

Tho

se w

ho h

ave

serv

ed th

ree

or m

ore

prio

r pris

on te

rms

rece

ive

a m

anda

tory

life

term

with

out t

he

poss

ibili

ty o

f pa

role

. Pr

ior

pris

on

term

s are

not

cou

nted

for p

urpo

ses

of

the

stat

ute i

f the

per

son

rem

aine

d fr

ee

of c

rimin

al in

volv

emen

t for

a p

erio

d of

10

year

s afte

r rel

ease

from

su

perv

isio

n. A

s in

the

case

of

the

Cal

iforn

ia en

hanc

emen

t sta

tute

s cite

d ea

rlier

, the

Cal

iforn

ia h

abitu

al

offe

nder

law

requ

ires t

hat a

ny p

rior

conv

ictio

n or

pris

on te

rm u

sed

for

enha

ncem

ent p

urpo

ses

mus

t be

alle

ged

in th

e ac

cusa

tory

ple

adin

g an

d ei

ther

adm

itted

by

the

defe

ndan

t or

prov

ed in

cou

rt.

Del

awar

e's h

abitu

al c

rimin

al

stat

ute

appl

ies t

o pe

rson

s co

nvic

ted

for t

he th

ird ti

me

of e

num

erat

ed

serio

us fe

loni

es o

r for

the

four

th ti

me

of a

ny fe

lony

off

ense

. H

abitu

al,

serio

us fe

lony

off

ende

rs w

ho a

re n

ot

sent

ence

d to

dea

th re

ceiv

e m

anda

tory

li

fe se

nten

ces w

ithou

t the

pos

sibi

lity

of p

arol

e. H

abitu

al, n

on-s

erio

us

felo

ny o

ffen

ders

may

be

sent

ence

d to

en

hanc

ed te

rms u

p to

life

im

pris

onm

ent.

Flor

ida'

s la

w p

erm

its

the

impo

sitio

n of

enh

ance

d pe

nalti

es

(up

to li

fe w

ithou

t par

ole)

for

habi

tual

felo

ny o

ffen

ders

and

habi

tual

vi

olen

t fel

ony

offe

nder

s. T

he la

w

also

pro

vide

s th

at c

rimin

al ju

stic

e ag

enci

es in

the

stat

e sh

all e

mpl

oy

enha

nced

law

enf

orce

men

t eff

orts

in

the

inve

stig

atio

n, ap

preh

ensi

on a

nd

pros

ecut

ion

of c

aree

r crim

inal

s, in

clud

ing

coor

dina

tion

with

oth

er

loca

l, St

ate a

nd F

eder

al a

genc

ies a

nd

the

assi

gnm

ent o

f hi

ghly

qua

lifie

d in

vest

igat

ors a

nd p

rose

cuto

rs.

Haw

aii's

hab

itual

crim

inal

law

has

a

sim

ilar p

rovi

sion

requ

iring

enh

ance

d la

w e

nfor

cem

ent e

ffor

ts.

Geo

rgia

's la

w p

rovi

des

that

a

pers

on c

onvi

cted

for t

he f

ourth

tim

e of

a fe

lony

mus

t be

sent

ence

d to

the

max

imum

term

for

the

new

off

ense

an

d m

ay n

ot b

e pa

role

d. I

llino

is la

w

prov

ides

that

any

per

son

conv

icte

d of

fir

st d

egre

e m

urde

r, cr

imin

al se

xual

as

saul

t or a

ny c

lass

X fe

lony

(e

num

erat

ed se

rious

felo

nies

) afte

r tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior c

onvi

ctio

ns fo

r any

of

the

se o

ffen

ses i

n Il

linoi

s or

else

whe

re, s

hall

be a

djud

ged

a ha

bitu

al c

rimin

al a

nd re

ceiv

e a

man

dato

ry li

fe se

nten

ce if

the

deat

h pe

nalty

is n

ot im

pose

d. U

nder

In

dian

a's l

aw, f

elon

y of

fend

ers w

ith

two

or m

ore

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

ca

n be

sen

tenc

ed to

eig

ht to

30

addi

tiona

l yea

rs d

epen

ding

upo

n th

e se

rious

ness

of th

e ne

w a

nd p

rior

offe

nses

. So

uth

Car

olin

a's

habi

tual

off

ende

r st

atut

e pro

vide

s tha

t a p

erso

n co

nvic

ted

for t

he th

ird ti

me

of a

vi

olen

t crim

e sh

all b

e se

nten

ced

to

life

impr

ison

men

t with

out p

arol

e.

Idah

o's p

ersi

sten

t off

ende

r sta

tute

pr

ovid

es fo

r pris

on te

rms

of f

ive

year

s to

life

for p

erso

ns c

onvi

cted

for t

he

third

or s

ubse

quen

t tim

e of

a fe

lony

in

the

stat

e or

in a

ny o

ther

ju

risdi

ctio

n.

Ten

ness

ee's

law

pr

ovid

es fo

r enh

ance

d se

nten

ces f

or

mul

tiple

, per

sist

ent a

nd c

aree

r of

fend

ers a

nd p

rovi

des t

hat t

he d

istri

ct

atto

rney

mus

t file

a s

tate

men

t of

inte

nt to

see

k an

enh

ance

d se

nten

ce

10da

ys b

efor

e tri

al o

r ent

ry o

f a

guilt

y pl

ea u

nles

s wai

ved

by t

he

defe

ndan

t with

the

cour

t's c

onse

nt.

Bot

h In

dian

a an

d N

ew M

exic

o ha

ve

sim

ilar p

rovi

sion

s req

uirin

g th

e pr

osec

utor

to a

llege

hab

itual

off

ende

r st

atus

in t

he c

harg

ing

inst

rum

ent.

Sout

h D

akot

a's h

abitu

al o

ffen

der l

aw

requ

ires t

he S

tate

's at

torn

ey to

file

a

sepa

rate

info

rmat

ion

alle

ging

hab

itual

of

fend

er st

atus

at th

e tim

e of

ar

raig

nmen

t and

pro

vide

s tha

t any

ja

iler,

war

den,

or p

roba

tion,

par

ole,

pr

ison

or l

aw e

nfor

cem

ent o

ffic

er w

ho

has

know

ledg

e tha

t a p

erso

n ch

arge

d

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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with

a fe

lony

has

pre

viou

sly

been

co

nvic

ted

shal

l hav

e a

duty

to re

port

th

e in

form

atio

n to

the

Sta

te's

at

torn

ey.

Wes

t Vir

gini

a's

law

pr

ovid

es th

at if

a p

riso

ner i

s re

ceiv

ed

by t

he S

tate

pen

itent

iary

and

the

war

den

has

know

ledg

e th

at th

e pe

rson

ha

s pr

evio

usly

bee

n co

nvic

ted

of a

fe

lony

in a

ny c

ourt

and

has

not

bee

n se

nten

ced

as a

repe

at o

r hab

itual

of

fend

er, t

he w

arde

n sh

all n

otify

the

cour

t and

the

cour

t sha

ll di

rect

that

an

appr

opri

ate

info

rmat

ion

be f

iled.

Fi

nally

, the

car

eer o

ffen

der

prov

isio

n in

the

Fed

eral

Sen

tenc

ing

Gui

delin

es p

rovi

des

for e

nhan

ced

sent

ence

s up

to l

ife

with

out p

arol

e fo

r pe

rson

s ch

arge

d w

ith c

rim

es o

f vi

olen

ce o

r con

trol

led

subs

tanc

e of

fens

es w

ho h

ave

two

or m

ore

prio

r co

nvic

tions

for a

ny s

uch

offe

nses

un

der

Sta

te o

r Fed

eral

law

. m

e

Gui

delin

es al

so p

rovi

de fo

r enh

ance

d se

nten

ces f

or "

crim

inal

live

lihoo

d,"

that

is, f

or p

erso

ns w

ho r

epea

tedl

y co

mm

it cr

imes

as

part

of

a pa

ttern

of

crim

inal

con

duct

enga

ged

in a

s a

livel

ihoo

d.

It is

app

aren

t fro

m th

e ex

ampl

es

desc

ribed

that

pro

per e

nfor

cem

ent o

f Fe

dera

l and

Sta

te h

abitu

al c

rim

inal

la

ws,

as

wel

l as

the

othe

r sen

tenc

ing

stat

utes

cite

d an

d de

scrib

ed in

pr

evio

us s

ectio

ns o

f th

e re

port

, re

quir

es th

at c

ourt

s and

, in

man

y ca

ses,

pro

secu

tors

, hav

e kn

owle

dge

of

offe

nder

s' pa

st c

rim

inal

invo

lvem

ent.

Thi

s m

eans

that

they

mus

t hav

e in

form

atio

n co

ncer

ning

not

onl

y th

e nu

mbe

r, n

am

and

date

s of

pre

viou

s co

nvic

tions

, but

als

o in

som

e ca

ses

mus

t kno

w w

heth

er th

e of

fend

er h

as

serv

ed p

revi

ous

pris

on t

erm

s, w

heth

er

the

offe

nder

was

on

bail

or u

nder

so

me

othe

r fo

rm o

f su

perv

isio

n at

the

time

of a

rres

t for

the

new

or

prio

r of

fens

es, a

nd w

heth

er th

e ne

w a

nd

prio

r in

cide

nts o

f cr

imin

al

invo

lvem

ent w

ere

sepa

rate

d by

pe

riods

dur

ing

whi

ch th

e in

divi

dual

w

as f

ree

of c

rim

inal

invo

lvem

ent.

As

in th

e ca

se o

f th

e st

atut

es c

ited

in

earl

ier p

arts

of

this

repo

rt, v

irtu

ally

al

l of

the

habi

tual

cri

min

al la

ws,

en

hanc

ed s

ente

ncin

g la

ws

and

offe

nse-

up

grad

e la

ws

cite

d in

thi

s pa

rt ta

ke

into

acc

ount

off

ense

s com

mitt

ed in

an

y S

tate

or F

eder

al c

ourt

and

, in

som

e ca

ses,

in te

rrito

rial

or f

orei

gn

cour

ts a

s w

ell.

Pro

batio

n E

ligib

ility

Tab

le 6

list

s law

s th

at re

quir

e or

pe

rmit

the

cons

ider

atio

n of

an

offe

nder

's pr

ior c

rim

inal

his

tory

in

deci

ding

whe

ther

to p

lace

the

offe

nder

on

pro

batio

n. A

s no

ted

prev

ious

ly,

virt

ually

all

of

the

habi

tual

off

ende

r la

ws

liste

d in

Tab

le 5

and

man

y of

th

e re

peat

off

ende

r and

sen

tenc

e en

hanc

emen

t law

s lis

ted

in T

able

4

prov

ide

for m

anda

tory

pris

on te

rms,

fo

recl

osin

g pr

obat

ion

as a

pos

sibl

e se

nten

ce.

In a

dditi

on, p

roba

tion

is

com

mon

ly p

rohi

bite

d fo

r per

sons

co

nvic

ted

of e

num

erat

ed se

riou

s of

fens

es, s

uch

as m

urde

r or o

ther

of

fens

es in

volv

ing

viol

ence

. W

here

pr

obat

ion

is n

ot p

rohi

bite

d, h

owev

er,

cour

ts g

ener

ally

hav

e th

e op

tion

of

orde

ring

an o

ffen

der p

lace

d on

pr

obat

ion.

A

lthou

gh i

t may

be

assu

med

that

, eve

n in

the

abs

ence

of

stat

utor

y au

thor

ity, a

pri

or c

rim

inal

hi

stor

y re

cord

wou

ld b

e a

prop

er

cons

ider

atio

n in

pro

batio

n de

cisi

ons,

m

any

Stat

es h

ave

enac

ted

law

s ex

pres

sly

requ

iring

or a

utho

rizi

ng

such

con

side

ratio

n.

Wes

t Vir

gini

a la

w, f

or e

xam

ple,

pr

ovid

es th

at n

o pe

rson

con

vict

ed o

f a

felo

ny s

hall

be s

ente

nced

to p

roba

tion

unle

ss th

e co

urt s

hall

have

rece

ived

an

d co

nsid

ered

a p

rese

nten

ce re

port

whi

ch "

shal

l in

clud

e in

fom

atio

n co

ncer

ning

the

offe

nder

's co

urt a

nd

crim

inal

reco

rd."

G

eorg

ia la

w

prov

ides

that

, unl

ess

prob

atio

n is

pr

ohib

ited

unde

r ot

her p

rovi

sion

s of

law

, a c

ourt

may

pla

ce a

n of

fend

er o

n pr

obat

ion

if, a

mon

g ot

her t

hing

s, th

e of

fend

er is

dee

med

not

like

ly to

en

gage

in f

urth

er c

rim

inal

con

duct

. B

efor

e m

akin

g th

is d

ecis

ion,

the

cour

t is

requ

ired

to re

ques

t a p

roba

tion

supe

rvis

or to

file

a re

port

whi

ch m

ust

incl

ude

info

rmat

ion

conc

erni

ng th

e of

fend

er's prior

crim

ind

reco

rd, i

f an

y. S

outh

Car

olin

a la

w p

rovi

des

that

if th

e se

rvic

es of

a p

roba

tion

offi

cer a

re av

aila

ble,

no

offe

nder

may

be

pla

ced

on p

roba

tion

unle

ss th

e co

urt r

ecei

ves a

nd c

onsi

ders

a re

port

th

at m

ust i

nclu

de in

form

atio

n ab

out

the

offe

nder

's pr

evio

us c

rim

inal

re

cord

. So

uth

Dak

ota

law

pro

vide

s th

at a

pre

sent

ence

repo

rt, w

ith

info

rmat

ion

abou

t any

pri

or o

ffen

ses,

m

ust b

e co

mpi

led

and

cons

ider

ed p

rior

to o

rder

ing

prob

atio

n un

less

the

defe

ndan

t wai

ves t

he re

quire

men

t or

the

cour

t fin

ds it

to b

e un

nece

ssar

y an

d so

sta

tes i

n th

e re

cord

.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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In I

llino

is, c

ourt

s are

requ

ired

to

impo

se a

sen

tenc

e of

pro

batio

n or

co

nditi

onal

dis

char

ge u

nles

s th

e of

- fe

nse

carr

ies

a m

anda

tory

pris

on te

rm

or, "

havi

ng re

gard

to th

e na

ture

and

ci

rcum

stan

ces

of t

he o

ffen

se an

d th

e hi

stor

y, c

hara

cter

and

con

ditio

n of

the

of

fend

er,"

the

cour

t dec

ides

that

irn-

pris

onm

ent i

s ne

cess

ary

to p

rote

ct th

e pu

blic

or t

o av

oid

depr

ecat

ing

the

se-

riou

snes

s of

the

offe

nse.

Neb

rask

a L

has

a si

mila

r pro

visi

on th

at e

stab

- lis

hes

prob

atio

n as

a p

resu

mpt

ive

t

sent

ence

for o

ffen

ses

that

do

not c

arry

m

anda

tory

pri

son

term

s, u

nles

s im

- pr

ison

men

t is

nece

ssar

y to

pro

tect

the

publ

ic fr

om t

he ri

sk o

f fu

rthe

r cri

mi-

na

l con

duct

. T

he la

w f

urth

er p

rovi

des

that

a fa

ctor

in f

avor

of

prob

atio

n sh

all b

e th

at th

e of

fend

er h

as n

o hi

s-

tory

of j

uven

ile o

r cri

min

al c

ondu

ct

and

has

led

a la

w-a

bidi

ng li

fe fo

r a

subs

tant

ial p

erio

d be

fore

the

inst

ant

offe

nse.

Haw

aii a

nd O

hio

also

hav

e st

atut

ory

prov

isio

ns a

utho

rizi

ng

cour

ts to

con

side

r the

abs

ence

of p

rior

cr

imin

al a

ctiv

ity a

s a

fact

or fa

vori

ng

prob

atio

n. K

ansa

s la

w p

rovi

des

that

t

prob

atio

n sh

all b

e th

e pr

esum

ptiv

e se

nten

ce fo

r per

sons

con

vict

ed o

f fe

loni

es o

f th

e le

ast s

erio

us c

lass

who

k

have

no

prev

ious

cri

min

al re

cord

s.

\ In

add

ition

to th

ese

stat

utes

m

akin

g an

off

ende

r's p

rior

cri

min

al

reco

rd a

man

dato

ry o

r dis

cret

iona

ry

\ fa

ctor

in p

roba

tion

dete

rmin

atio

ns,

I nu

mer

ous

Sta

tes h

ave

prov

isio

ns.

1 de

nyin

g or

lim

iting

pro

batio

n

elig

ibili

ty fo

r per

sons

with

spe

cifi

ed

prio

r co

nvic

tions

. Fo

r ex

ampl

e, a

C

olor

ado

law

pro

vide

s th

at p

roba

tion

may

not

be

orde

red

for a

ny o

ffen

der

with

two

or m

ore

prio

r fe

lony

co

nvic

tions

or a

n of

fend

er w

ith o

ne o

r m

ore

prio

r fel

onie

s who

is

conv

icte

d of

a c

lass

1,2

or 3

felo

ny.

Mis

siss

ippi

law

pro

hibi

ts p

roba

tion

fdr a

ny c

onvi

cted

off

ende

r who

has a

pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

n. N

orth

C

arol

ina

law

pro

hibi

ts p

roba

tion

for

pers

ons

conv

icte

d fo

r the

sec

ond

or

subs

eque

nt ti

me

of o

ffen

ses

invo

lvin

g de

adly

wea

pons

. G

eorg

ia la

w

proh

ibits

pro

batio

n fo

r per

sons

co

nvic

ted

for t

he s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent

time

of b

urgl

ary

or a

rmed

robb

ery

or

conv

icte

d fo

r the

third

or s

ubse

quen

t tim

e of

sex

ual o

ffen

ses a

gain

st

child

ren.

Cal

ifor

nia

law

pro

hibi

ts

prob

atio

n fo

r per

sons

who

hav

e tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns in

C

alif

orni

a or

els

ewhe

re, "

exce

pt in

un

usua

l cas

es w

here

the

inte

rest

s of

just

ice

wou

ld b

e be

st s

erve

d if

the

pers

on is

gra

nted

pro

batio

n."

Pre

sent

ence

Rep

orts

As

Tab

le 7

sho

ws,

alm

ost a

ll of

th

e ju

risd

ictio

ns h

ave

stat

utes

or c

ourt

ru

les

that

requ

ire

or a

utho

rize

se

nten

cing

judg

es t

o or

der t

he

prep

arat

ion

of p

rese

nten

ce re

ports

to

guid

e th

e se

nten

cing

dec

isio

n.

Vir

tual

ly all

of th

ese

prov

isio

ns

requ

ire

the

pres

ente

nce

repo

rt to

in

clud

e in

form

atio

n ab

out t

he

offe

nder

's pr

ior c

rim

inal

his

tory

. So

me

of t

he s

tatu

tes r

equi

re th

e pr

epar

atio

n of

pre

sent

ence

repo

rts in

al

l cas

es, i

nclu

ding

felo

nies

and

m

isde

mea

nors

. For

exa

mpl

e, th

e Fe

dera

l sta

tute

s ci

ted

in T

able

7, i

n co

mbi

natio

n w

ith t

he c

ited

prov

isio

ns

of t

he F

eder

al R

ules

of

Cri

min

al

Proc

edur

e, re

quire

cou

rts to

ord

er a

pr

obat

ion

offi

cer t

o co

nduc

t a

pres

ente

nce

inve

stig

atio

n an

d re

port

to

the

cour

t bef

ore

the

impo

sitio

n of

se

nten

ce u

nles

s th

e co

urt f

inds

that

th

ere

is in

form

atio

n in

the

reco

rd

suff

icie

nt to

ena

ble

the

mea

ning

ful

exer

cise

of

sent

enci

ng a

utho

rity

. T

he

pres

ente

nce

repo

rt is

requ

ired

to

incl

ude

info

rmat

ion

conc

erni

ng th

e na

ture

and

circ

umst

ance

s of

the

of

fens

e an

d th

e hi

stor

y an

d ch

arac

teri

stic

s of

the

offe

nder

, in

clud

ing

spec

ific

ally

any

prio

r cri

min

al re

cord

. Pe

nnsy

lvan

ia's

law

als

o re

quire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

ports

pr

ior

to s

ente

ncin

g in

all

case

s. T

he

repo

rt m

ust i

nclu

de a

ll cr

imin

al

char

ges b

roug

ht in

any

cou

rt a

gain

st

the

defe

ndan

t and

the

stat

us o

r di

spos

ition

of

such

cha

rges

, as

wel

l as

an

indi

catio

n of

whe

ther

the

defe

ndan

t is

then

ser

ving

any

term

of

impr

ison

men

t or

is o

n pr

obat

ion

or

paro

le w

ith r

efer

ence

to a

ny s

uch

char

ges.

M

ore

com

mon

ly, h

owev

er, t

he

stat

utes

requ

ire

the

prep

arat

ion

of p

re-

sent

ence

repo

rts

in f

elon

y ca

ses

and

mak

e th

em d

iscr

etio

nary

with

the

cour

t in

mis

dem

eano

r cas

es.

For e

xam

ple,

Flo

rida

law

pro

vide

s th

at p

rior

to

the

sent

enci

ng o

f a

per-

so

n w

ho h

as b

een

foun

d gu

ilty

or h

as

plea

ded

guilt

y or

nol

o co

nten

dere

, the

cour

t sha

ll in

a fe

lony

cas

e, a

nd m

ay

in a

mis

dem

eano

r cas

e, re

fer t

he c

ase

to th

e D

epar

tmen

t of C

orre

ctio

ns fo

r in

vest

igat

ion

and

reco

mm

enda

tion.

T

he D

epar

tmen

t's r

epor

t is

requ

ired

to

set o

ut, a

mon

g ot

her t

hing

s, "a

n ex

- pl

anat

ion

of t

he o

ffen

der's

cri

min

al

reco

rd, i

f an

y, in

clud

ing

his

vers

ion

and

expl

anat

ion

of a

ny p

revi

ous

of-

fens

es."

Kan

sas l

aw m

akes

pre

sen-

te

nce

repo

rts d

iscr

etio

nary

in m

isde

- m

eano

r ca

ses,

but

pro

vide

s th

at c

ourt

s m

ust o

rder

the

prep

arat

ion

of p

rese

n-

tenc

e re

port

s in

felo

ny c

ases

"un

less

th

e co

urt f

inds

that

ade

quat

e an

d cu

r-

rent

info

rmat

ion

is a

vaila

ble

in a

pre

-vi

ous

pres

ente

nce

inve

stig

atio

n re

port

or

from

oth

er s

ourc

es."

The

law

pro

- vi

des

that

pre

sent

ence

repo

rts

shal

l, ex

cept

for g

ood

caus

e sh

own,

incl

ude

info

rmat

ion

conc

erni

ng, a

mon

g ot

her

thin

gs, "

the

crim

inal

reco

rd, s

ocia

l hi

stor

y an

d pr

esen

t con

ditio

n of

the

de

fend

ant"

The

law

fur

ther

requ

ires

all g

over

nmen

tal a

genc

ies

to f

urni

sh

allr

eque

sted

rec

ords

exce

pt w

here

sp

ecif

ical

ly p

rohi

bite

d by

law

.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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Oth

er S

tate

stat

utes

leav

e th

e m

atte

r of p

rese

nten

ce re

ports

to th

e di

scre

tion

of t

he c

ourts

in all

case

s.

As

an e

xam

ple,

Del

awar

e's la

w

prov

ides

that

upo

n co

nvic

tion

of a

ny

pers

on fo

r any

crim

e and

bef

ore

sent

enci

ng, t

he c

ourt

may

, bef

ore

impo

sing

sen

tenc

e, d

irect

a p

roba

tion

offic

er "t

o th

orou

ghly

inve

stig

ate

and

repo

rt up

on th

e hi

stor

y of

the

accu

sed

and

any

and

all

othe

r rel

evan

t fac

ts."

Su

ch o

ffic

er is

requ

ired

to in

vest

igat

e,

amon

g ot

her t

hing

s, th

e "c

rimin

al

reco

rd, s

ocia

l his

tory

and

beh

avio

r pa

ttern

" of

the

offe

nder

and

to f

ile a

re

port

that

mus

t inc

lude

, am

ong

othe

r th

ings

, "an

eva

luat

ion

of th

e of

fend

er's

crim

inal

con

duct

" T

he a

genc

ies o

rder

ed to

pre

pare

pr

esen

tenc

e rep

orts

(und

er th

e la

ws

liste

d in

Tab

le 7

) gen

eral

ly a

re

perm

itted

tim

e fo

r inv

estig

atio

n an

d co

mpi

latio

n of

nee

ded

info

rmat

ion.

T

hus

they

are

not

as

cons

train

ed as

are

polic

e of

fici

als,

cour

t co

mm

issi

oner

s and

oth

ers w

ho n

eed

to o

btai

n cr

imin

al re

cord

info

rmat

ion

as q

uick

ly a

s pos

sibl

e. F

or e

xam

ple,

th

ere

gene

rally

will

be

time

for

agen

cies

pre

parin

g pr

esen

tenc

e rep

orts

to

obt

ain

a fin

gerp

rint-b

ased

sear

ch o

f th

e St

ate'

s cr

imin

al re

cord

sys

tem

, th

us a

void

ing

the

risk

of m

issi

ng a

pr

evio

us re

cord

bec

ause

the

subj

ect

gave

a fi

ctiti

ous

nam

e. T

here

may

al

so b

e su

ffic

ient

tim

e to

rmei

ve a

re

spon

se fr

om th

e FB

I ind

icat

ing

whe

ther

the

subj

ect h

as a

n ar

rest

in

anot

her j

uris

dict

ion.

Fin

ally

, the

re

may

be

suff

icie

nt ti

me

to c

onta

ct

cour

ts a

nd c

orre

ctio

nal a

genc

ies,

if

nece

ssar

y, to

obt

ain

mis

sing

di

spos

ition

info

rmat

ion

or to

ver

ify

the

accu

racy

of r

ecor

ded

atre

st an

d di

spos

ition

info

rmat

ion.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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e 3

Sta

tute

s pr

ovid

ing

for

upgr

aded

cha

rges

for

offe

nder

s w

ith p

rior

con

vict

ions

(N

ote:

Sta

tm w

hich

do

wr

have

sl

am

pmvi

ding

for

upg

rade

d c

bg

m fo

r of

fede

ra w

ithpr

ior

conv

ictio

m a

re o

mitt

edfm

m the t

able

.)

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te

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tion

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bam

a 13

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2-21

3 A

lask

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11.4

6.14

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6.22

0

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6.48

4

11.7

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0

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13

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6.01

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410

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415

28-6

92.0

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Cal

ifor

nia

Pen.

Cod

e Q

666

Pen.

Cod

e Q

313.

4

Pen.

Cod

e Q

314

Col

orad

o 12

-22-

127

18-1

2-10

8

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(S

tahu

oy p

mvi

rior

rr are w

nw

mi2

6d o

rpm

ap

hrc

d)

Sec

ond

offe

nse

of s

impl

e po

sses

sion

of

mar

ijua

na i

s cl

ass

C f

elon

y.

The

ft o

f pr

oper

ty o

f va

lue

of $

50 -

$500

is c

lass

C f

elon

y if

pers

on h

as

been

con

vict

ed a

nd s

ente

nced

for

the

ft o

r co

ncea

lmen

t off

ense

s tw

ice

wit

hin

the

prev

ious

fiv

e ye

ars.

The

ft o

f pr

oper

ty o

f va

lue

of l

ess

than

$50

is a

cla

ss A

mis

dem

eano

r if

the

pers

on h

as b

een

conv

icte

d an

d se

nten

ced

for

thef

t or

con

ceal

men

t of

fens

es t

wic

e w

ithin

pre

viou

s fi

ve y

ears

.

Con

ceal

men

t of

stol

en m

erch

andi

se b

y a

pers

on w

ho h

as b

een

conv

icte

d an

d se

nten

ced

for

the

sam

e of

fens

e tw

ice

wit

hin

the

prev

ious

fi

ve y

ears

is

a cl

ass

C f

elon

y if

the

valu

e of

the

pro

pert

y is

$50

to

$500

, and

is a

cla

ss A

mis

dem

eano

r if

the

prop

erty

is

a va

lue

unde

r $

50

. C

rim

inal

mis

chie

f in

volv

ing

prop

erty

val

ued

at $

50 -

$500

is a

cla

ss A

m

isde

mea

nor,

but

if t

he p

erso

n ha

s be

en c

onvi

cted

of

crim

inal

m

isch

ief

wit

hin

the

prev

ious

sev

en y

ears

, the

off

ense

is

a cl

ass C

felo

ny.

Dru

g m

isco

nduc

t is

an u

ncla

ssif

ied

felo

ny if

the

cri

min

al o

ffen

se is

a

felo

ny a

nd i

s pa

rt o

f a

cont

inui

ng s

erie

s of

at

leas

t fiv

e dr

ug v

iola

tion

s un

dert

aken

with

at l

east

fiv

e ot

her

pers

ons

supe

rvis

ed b

y th

e of

fend

er.

Fir

st o

ffen

se o

f se

xual

ass

ault

of

a sp

ouse

is a

cla

ss 6

felo

ny;

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ses

are

clas

s 2

felo

nies

.

Ser

ious

dru

g of

fend

ers

(tho

se w

ho c

omm

it s

erio

us d

rug

offe

nses

as

part

of

a p

atte

rn o

f at

leas

t th

ree

rela

ted

drug

vio

lati

ons)

sha

ll b

e se

nten

ced

to l

ife

impr

ison

men

t.

Con

side

rati

on o

f w

heth

er a

n ob

ject

is

proh

ibit

ed d

rug

para

pher

nali

a sh

all

incl

ude,

am

ong

othe

r fa

ctor

s, a

ny p

rior

dru

g co

nvic

tion

s of

pe

rson

ow

ning

or

cont

roll

ing

the

obje

ct.

Pers

on c

onvi

cted

of

a se

cond

dri

ving

und

er th

e in

flue

nce

of d

rugs

or

alco

hol (

DU

X) v

iola

tion

wit

hin

60 m

onth

s is

gui

lty

of a

cla

ss 1

m

isde

mea

nor.

A t

hird

or

subs

eque

nt v

iola

tion

is

a cl

ass

5 fe

lony

.

Per

son

conv

icte

d of

pet

ty t

heft

aft

er p

revi

ous

conv

icti

on f

or t

heft

, ro

bber

y or

bur

glar

y sh

all b

e se

nten

ced

to u

p to

one

yea

r in

cou

nty

jail.

Per

son

conv

icte

d of

dis

trib

utio

n or

exh

ibit

ion

of h

arm

ful

mat

ter

to

min

or i

s pu

nish

able

by

up to

$2,

000

fine

or

up t

o on

e ye

ar i

n ja

il or

bo

th.

Sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se i

s pu

nish

able

as

a fe

lony

by

impr

ison

men

t in

sta

te p

riso

n.

Inde

cent

exp

osur

e is

pun

isha

ble

by u

p to

one

yea

r in

jail

. S

ubse

quen

t of

fens

e is

pun

isha

ble

as a

fel

ony

and

impr

ison

men

t in

stat

e pr

ison

.

Fir

st o

ffen

se o

f vi

olat

ion

of p

rovi

sion

s re

lati

ng t

o dr

uggi

sts

and

sale

of

dru

gs is

a c

lass

2 m

isde

mea

nor;

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

is a

cl

ass

6 fe

lony

.

Fir

st o

ffen

se o

f po

sses

sion

of

fire

arm

by

conv

icte

d fe

lon

is a

cla

ss 5

fe

lony

. S

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

4 fe

lony

.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n T

able

3

17

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Tabl

e 3

(co

nt.)

S

tatu

tes

prov

idin

g fo

r up

grad

ed c

harg

es fo

r of

fend

ers

with

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns

(Not

e: Statex

whi

ch d

o no

t hav

e st

aacr

w p

rovi

ding

for

upgr

aded

cha

rgex

for

offe

nde

n w

ithpr

ior

conv

ictio

nr a

re o

min

edfm

m the

tabl

e.)

Sta

te

Cita

tion

Con

nect

icut

5

3 a-

40

Del

awar

e S

enat

e B

ill

No.

58,

Jul

y 1,

19

89, T

ruth

in

Sen

tenc

ing

Act

Geo

rgia

16

-5-4

5

16-8

-14

16-1

1-12

6

16-1

1-12

8

Idah

o 18

-800

5

Illi

nois

23

-235

5

38-1

1-14

38-1

1-20

38-1

2-15

38-1

6-1

38-2

4-1

38-2

8-3

38-3

3A-3

38-3

7-1

56 1

/2-1

406

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(S

tam

ry p

mvi

sior

u ar

e su

nun@

rize

d or p

map

hm

ed.)

Pro

vide

s fo

r se

nten

cing

of

pers

ons

with

des

igna

ted

prio

r co

nvic

tion

s as

(1)

a p

ersi

sten

t dan

gero

us fe

lony

off

ende

r (c

lass

A f

elon

y), (

2) a

pe

rsis

tent

ser

ious

fel

ony

offe

nder

(ne

xt m

ost

seri

ous

degr

ee o

f fe

lony

),

(3)

a pe

rsis

tent

larc

eny

offe

nder

(cl

ass

D f

elon

y) o

r (4

) a

pers

iste

nt

felo

ny o

ffen

der

(nex

t mos

t se

riou

s d

ep

of f

elon

y).

Cla

ssif

ies

offe

nses

for

sen

tenc

ing

purp

oses

, in

clud

ing

som

e of

fens

es

upgr

aded

bas

ed o

n pr

ior

conv

icti

ons.

Inte

rfer

ence

with

chi

ld c

usto

dy.

Fir

st o

ffen

se is

a m

isde

mea

nor;

se

cond

off

ense

is u

pgra

ded

mis

dem

eano

r; t

hird

off

ense

is a

fel

ony.

Sho

plif

ting

. F

irst

off

ense

is a

mis

dem

eano

r; s

econ

d of

fens

e is

an

up

grad

ed m

isde

mea

nor

with

man

dato

ry f

ine;

thir

d of

fens

e is

an

up

grad

ed m

isde

mea

nor

with

man

dato

ry ja

il t

erm

; fo

urth

or

subs

eque

nt

offe

nse

is a

fel

ony.

Car

ryin

g co

ncea

led

wea

pon.

F

irst

off

ense

is a

mis

dem

eano

r; s

econ

d or

su

bseq

uent

off

ense

is

a fe

lony

. C

arry

ing

a fi

rear

m w

ithou

t a

lice

nse.

Fir

st o

ffen

se is

a m

isde

mea

nor;

se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se is

a f

elon

y.

DUI.

Fir

st o

ffen

se is

a m

isde

mea

nor

with

pos

sibl

e f

ie an

d ja

il te

rm;

seco

nd o

ffen

se w

ithi

n fi

ve y

ears

is

a m

isde

mea

nor w

ith m

anda

tory

jail

te

rm;

thir

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se w

ithi

n fi

ve y

ears

is

a fe

lony

.

Chi

ld e

ndan

germ

ent.

Fir

st o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

A m

isde

mea

nor;

sec

ond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

4 f

elon

y.

Pro

stit

utio

n. F

irst

and

sec

ond

offe

nses

are

mis

dem

eano

rs; t

hird

and

su

bseq

uent

off

ense

s ar

e fe

loni

es.

Obs

ceni

ty i

s a

clas

s A

mis

dem

eano

r; s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se is

a

clas

s 4

felo

ny.

Cri

min

al se

xual

abu

se is

a c

lass

A m

isde

mea

nor;

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t of

fens

e is

a c

lass

2 f

elon

y.

The

ft o

f pr

oper

ty n

ot e

xcee

ding

$30

0 in

val

ue i

s a

clas

s A

m

isde

mea

nor,

but

if

the

offe

nder

has

pre

viou

sly been c

onvi

cted

of

thef

t, ro

bber

y, b

urgl

ary,

pos

sess

ion

of b

urgl

ary

tool

s or

hom

e

inva

sion

, the

off

ense

is

a cl

ass

4 fe

lony

.

Unl

awfu

l use

of

wea

pons

. F

irst

off

ense

for

car

ryin

g or

pos

sess

ing

an

unla

wfu

l wea

pon

is a

cla

ss A

mis

dem

eano

r; a

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t vi

olat

ion

is a

cla

ss 4

fel

ony.

Kee

ping

a g

ambl

ing

plac

e.

Fir

st o

ffen

se i

s a

clas

s C

mis

dem

eano

r; a

se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

4 f

elon

y.

Com

mis

sion

of

a fe

lony

with

a c

ateg

ory II w

eapo

n is

a c

lass

2 f

elon

y;

a se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt v

iola

tion

is

a cl

ass

1 fe

lony

.

Mai

ntai

ning

a p

ubli

c nu

isan

ce.

Fir

st o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

A

mis

dem

eano

r; s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

4 f

elon

y.

Con

trol

led

subs

tanc

e of

fens

es.

Fir

st o

ffen

ses

are

clas

s A

m

isde

mea

nors

; se

cond

and

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

ses

are

clas

s 4

felo

nies

.

18

Tab

le 3

St

atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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- -

Tabi

e 3

(co

nt.)

S

tatu

tes

prov

idin

g fo

r up

grad

ed c

harg

es f

or o

ffen

ders

with

pri

or

conv

ictio

ns

(Not

e:

Sta

tes

whi

ch &

no

t ha

ve s

tatu

us p

rovi

dn

g fo

r yp

grod

cd c

harg

es fo

r off

ende

rs w

ith

pri

or

conv

ictw

rrr

are

onut

tedf

rom

the t

able

.)

Sta

te

Cit

atio

n

Indi

ana

16-6-8-10

35-43-4-2.5

35-45-4-2

35-43-4-2.3

35-43-5-7

35-45-4-3

35-47-2-23

35-48-4-8.1

35-48-4-8.2

35-48-4-8.3

35-48-4-10

35-48-4-14

Iow

a 714.2

Kan

sas

8-262

65-4127a

Ken

tuck

y 189A.090

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sio

n

(Sta

huor

y pr

ovir

ions

me

sum

ma?

iud

or p

map

hm

ed.)

Ille

gal s

ale

of l

egal

dru

gs.

Fir

st o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

D fe

lony

. S

econ

d or

su

bseq

uent

off

ense

is a

cla

ss C

fel

ony.

Rec

eivi

ng s

tole

n au

to p

arts

. F

irst

off

ense

is a

cla

ss D

fel

ony.

Se

cond

or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

C f

elon

y.

Pro

stit

utio

n is

a c

lass

A m

isde

mea

nor,

but

bec

omes

a c

lass

D f

elon

y on

th

e th

ird

offe

nse.

Buy

ing

or s

elli

ng p

rope

rty

with

rem

oved

or

alte

red

seri

al n

umbe

r is

a

clas

s A m

isde

mea

nor;

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

is a

cla

ss D

fel

ony.

Wel

fare

frau

d un

der $250

is a

cla

ss A

mis

dem

eano

r, b

ut i

s a

clas

s D

fe

lony

if t

he o

ffen

der

has

a pr

ior

conv

icti

on fo

r w

elfa

re f

raud

.

Patr

oniz

ing

a pr

osti

tute

is a

cla

ss A

mis

dem

eano

r, b

ut i

s a

clas

s D

fe

lony

upo

n th

e th

ird

conv

icti

on.

Car

ryin

g a

hand

gun

with

out

a va

lid

lice

nse

is a

cla

ss A

mis

dem

eano

r,

but

is a

cla

ss D

fel

ony

if th

e of

fend

er h

as a

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

n fo

r th

e sa

me

offe

nse

or a

ny p

rior

fel

ony

conv

icti

on w

ithi

n th

e pr

evio

us 15

year

s.

Man

ufac

turi

ng d

rug

para

pher

nali

a is

a c

lass

A in

frac

tion

, but

a s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

D f

elon

y.

Dea

ling

in d

rug

para

pher

nali

a is

a c

lass

A in

frac

tion

, but

a s

econ

d or

su

bseq

uent

off

ense

is a

cla

ss D

felo

ny.

Poss

essi

on o

f dr

ug p

arap

hern

alia

is a

cla

ss A

infr

acti

on, b

ut a

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

is a

cla

ss D

felo

ny.

Rec

kles

s po

sses

sion

of

drug

pa

raph

erna

lia i

s a

clas

s A m

isde

mea

nor,

but

a s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent

offe

nse

is a

cla

ss D

fel

ony.

Dru

g de

alin

g is

a c

lass

A m

isde

mea

nor,

but

a s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent

offe

nse

is a

cla

ss D

fel

ony.

Off

ense

s rel

ated

to

frau

dule

nt d

rug

pres

crip

tion

s ar

e cl

ass

D f

elon

ies,

bu

t se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ses

are

clas

s C

fel

onie

s.

The

ft o

f pr

oper

ty n

ot o

ver $500

in v

alue

by

one

who

has

tw

ice

been

co

nvic

ted

of t

heft

is

a cl

ass

D f

elon

y.

Dri

ving

with

sus

pend

ed o

r re

voke

d li

cens

e. F

irst

off

ense

is a

cla

ss B

m

isde

mea

nor;

sec

ond

offe

nse

is a

cla

ss A

mis

dem

eano

r; t

hird

and

su

bseq

uent

off

ense

s ar

e cl

ass

E f

elon

ies.

Poss

essi

on, m

anuf

actu

re o

r di

stri

buti

on o

f dr

ugs.

Fir

st o

ffen

se is

a

clas

s C

fel

ony;

sec

ond

offe

nse

is a

cla

ss B

fel

ony;

thi

rd o

r su

bseq

uent

of

fens

e is

a c

lass

A f

elon

y.

Dri

ving

with

rev

oked

or

susp

ende

d li

cens

e. F

irst

off

ense

is a

cla

ss B

m

isde

mea

nor;

sec

ond

offe

nse

is a

cla

ss A m

isde

mea

nor;

thi

rd o

f su

bseq

uent

off

ense

is a

cla

ss D

fel

ony.

Stat

utes

Req

uirin

g th

e U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n T

able

3

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Tabl

e 3

(co

nt.)

S

tatu

tes

prov

idin

g fo

r up

grad

ed c

harg

es fo

r of

fend

ers

with

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns

(Not

e: S

tate

s w

hich

do

wt

have

sta

tute

s pm

vidi

ng fo

r up

grod

cd c

harg

es fo

r o

ffe

drs

with

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns a

re o

nu'n

cdfm

m th

e m

e.)

Sta

te

Cita

tion

S

tatu

tory

pro

visi

on

(Sta

tuto

ry p

mvi

rion

r ar

e S

WM

IM'Z

C~

or p

arap

hras

ed)

Mai

ne

17-A

-362

T

heft

is a

cla

ss D

cri

me,

but

if

the

offe

nder

has

two

prio

r th

eft,

forg

ery,

fr

aud,

or

burg

lary

con

vict

ions

in

Mai

ne w

ithi

n th

e pr

evio

us 1

0 ye

ars,

th

e of

fens

e is

a c

lass

C c

rim

e.

17-A

-703

Fo

rger

y is

a cl

ass

D c

rim

e, b

ut if

the

off

ende

r ha

s tw

o pr

ior

conv

icti

ons

for

thef

t, fr

aud,

bur

glar

y or

rob

bery

, th

e of

fens

e is

a c

lass

C

cri

me.

17-A

-708

N

egot

iatin

g a

wor

thle

ss i

nstr

umen

t is

a cl

ass

D c

rim

e, b

ut if

the

of

fend

er h

as t

wo

prio

r co

nvic

tion

s fo

r th

eft,

wor

thle

ss i

nstr

umen

ts,

burg

lary

or

forg

ery,

the

offe

nse

is a

cla

ss C

cri

me.

17-A

-110

5

A p

erso

n ch

arge

d w

ith t

raff

icki

ng o

r fu

rnis

hing

of

sche

dule

d dr

ugs

is

guil

ty o

f ag

grav

ated

traf

fick

ing

or f

urni

shin

g if

he h

as a

pri

or

wnv

icti

on f

or a

fel

ony

drug

off

ense

; ag

grav

ated

traf

fick

ing

or

furn

ishi

ng is

a c

rim

e on

e cl

ass

mor

e se

riou

s th

an s

impl

e tr

affi

ckin

g or

fu

rnis

hing

.

17-A

-292

2

Sexu

al e

xplo

itat

ion

of a

min

or i

s a

clas

s B

cri

me,

but

if

the

offe

nder

ha

s a

prio

r w

nvic

tion

for

the

sam

e of

fens

e, th

e of

fens

e is

a c

lass

A

crim

e.

17-2

923

D

isse

min

atio

n of

sex

uall

y ex

plic

it m

ater

ials

is

a cl

ass

C c

rim

e, b

ut i

f th

e of

fend

er h

as a

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

n fo

r th

e sa

me

offe

nse,

the

offe

nse

is

a cl

ass

B c

rim

e.

29-1

312-

B

DU

I. F

irst

con

vict

ions

are

pun

isha

ble

by f

ines

and

sus

pens

ion

of

lice

nse;

sec

ond

and

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ses

wit

hin

six

year

s ar

e pu

nish

able

by

heav

y fi

nes

and

man

dato

ry ja

il se

nten

ces.

Mic

higa

n 25

7.62

5

DU

I. F

irst

and

sec

ond

offe

nses

are

mis

dem

eano

rs w

ith

esca

lati

ng f

ines

an

d ja

il te

rms;

thi

rd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

s w

ithi

n 10

yea

r pe

riod

are

pu

nish

able

as

felo

nies

.

750.

131

B

ad c

heck

off

ense

s es

cala

te f

rom

mis

dem

eano

rs to

fel

onie

s de

pend

ing

on t

he a

mou

nt in

volv

ed a

nd t

he n

umbe

r of

pri

or o

ffen

ses.

750.

451

P

rost

itut

ion.

F

ist

offe

nse

is a

vio

lati

on;

seco

nd o

ffen

se i

s a

mis

dem

eano

r; t

hiid

off

ense

is

a fe

lony

.

750.

535

R

ecei

ving

sto

len

prop

erty

is

a fe

lony

if t

he v

alue

of

the

prop

erty

ex

ceed

s $1

00 a

nd a

mis

dem

eano

r if

the

valu

e is

$10

0 or

les

s, b

ut a

th

ird

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

is a

fel

ony

rega

rdle

ss o

f th

e va

lue

of t

he

prop

erty

.

Mis

siss

ippi

97

-23-

93

Sho

plif

ting

of

prop

erty

of

a va

lue

of $

250

or l

ess.

F

irst

and

sec

ond

conv

icti

ons

are

mis

dem

eano

rs w

ith e

scal

atin

g fi

nes

and

jail

ter

ms;

th

ird

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

is a

fel

ony.

Mis

sour

i 19

5.27

5, .

285,

.29

1, .

292,

D

rug

offe

nses

. P

rovi

des

for

upgr

aded

sen

tenc

es f

or p

rior

dru

g of

fend

ers

.295

, .2

96

(one

pre

viou

s fe

lony

dru

g of

fens

e) a

nd p

ersi

sten

t dru

g of

fend

ers

(tw

o or

mor

e pr

evio

us f

elon

y dr

ug o

ffen

ses)

.

570.

040

T

heft

. T

hird

off

ense

is a

cla

ss C

fel

ony

wit

hout

rega

rd to

the

val

ue o

f th

e pr

oper

ty.

577.

012;

577

.023

D

UI.

F

irst

off

ense

is a

cla

ss C

mis

dem

eano

r; s

econ

d of

fens

e w

ithi

n fi

ve y

ears

is

a cl

ass

A m

isde

mea

nor;

thir

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se w

ithi

i 10

yea

rs i

s a

clas

s D

fel

ony.

-

20

Tab

le 3

St

atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Tabl

e 3

(co

nt.)

Sta

tute

s pr

ovid

ing

for

upgr

aded

cha

rges

for

offe

nder

s w

ith p

rior

con

vict

ions

(N

ote:

S

ratw

whi

ch &

not

have

sta

tute

spr

ovid

ing f

or

upgr

aded

char

ge8 f

or o

findu

rn

with

pri

or

conv

ictio

ns a

re o

mif

ird

fro

m th

e ta

ble.

)

Sta

te

Cit

atio

n

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(S

tatu

tory

pm

visi

onr

are

swn

mar

iud

orp

arap

hm

sed

)

---".

". -

Nev

ada

201.

195

Sol

icit

atio

n of

min

or.

Fir

st o

ffen

se i

s a

gros

s m

isde

mem

or;

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

is

a fe

lony

.

201.

210

Lew

dnes

s.

Firs

t off

ense

is a

gro

ss m

isde

mea

nor;

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t -of

fens

e is

a f

elon

y.

201.

220

Inde

cent

exp

osue

. F

ist

offe

nse

is a

gro

ss m

isde

mea

nor;

sec

ond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se is

a f

elon

y.

200.

571

Har

assm

ent.

Firs

t off

ense

is a

mis

dem

eano

r; s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent

offe

nse

is a

gro

ss m

isde

mea

nor.

202.

350

Wea

pons

off

ense

s.

Firs

t of

fens

e is

a g

ross

mis

dem

eano

r; s

econ

d or

su

bseq

uent

off

ense

is

a fe

lony

.

New

Ham

pshi

re

265:

82-b

D

UI.

Fir

st o

ffen

se is

a v

iola

tion

; sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

with

in

seve

n ye

ars

is a

mis

dem

eano

r.

637:

11

The

ft o

f pr

oper

ty o

f $5

00 v

alue

or

less

is a

mis

dem

eano

r, b

ut t

hird

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

B f

elon

y.

New

Mex

ico

30-1

6-2

Rob

bery

with

dea

dly

wea

pon.

F

irst

off

ense

is a

sec

ond

degr

ee f

elon

y;

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

is a

fir

st d

egre

e fe

lony

.

30-9

-2

Pro

stit

utio

n. F

irst

off

ense

is

a pe

tty

mis

dem

eano

r; s

econ

d or

su

bseq

uent

off

ense

is a

mis

dem

eano

r.

30-9

-3

Patr

oniz

ing

a pr

osti

tute

is

a pe

tty

mis

dem

eano

r; s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent

offe

nse

is a

mis

dem

eano

r.

Nor

th C

arol

ina

14-1

07

Wor

thle

ss c

heck

off

ense

s.

Fis

t of

fens

e is

a m

isde

mea

nor;

fou

rth

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ses

are

gene

ral m

isde

mea

nors

.

14-3

22

Aba

ndon

men

t or

non-

supp

ort o

f sp

ouse

or

chil

dren

. F

irst

off

ense

is

a vi

olat

ion;

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

is

a m

isde

mea

nor.

20-1

79

DU

I. P

rovi

des

for

five

leve

ls o

f pu

nish

men

t dep

endi

ng o

n, a

mon

g ot

her

thin

gs, n

umbe

r of

pri

or D

UI

conv

icti

ons

wit

hin

desi

gnat

ed

peri

ods

of y

ears

.

90-9

5(e)

D

rug

offe

nses

. P

resc

ribe

s pu

nish

men

ts e

scal

atin

g fr

om m

isde

mea

nors

to

fel

ony

offe

nses

dep

endi

ng o

n nu

mbe

r of

pre

viou

s co

nvic

tion

s.

148-

45

Esc

ape

from

a s

tate

pri

son

faci

lity

is

a m

isde

mea

nor,

but

if

the

pers

on

has

prev

ious

ly b

een

conv

icte

d of

esc

ape,

the

off

ense

is

a cl

ass

J fe

lony

.

Nor

th D

akot

a 12

.1-3

2-01

C

lass

ific

atio

n of

cri

min

al o

ffen

ses.

P

rovi

des

for

offe

nses

ran

ging

fr

om I

nfra

ctio

ns to

cla

ss A

A f

elon

ies.

A s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent

infr

acti

on o

ffen

se w

ithi

n on

e ye

ar b

ecom

es a

cla

ss B

mis

dem

eano

r.

Ohi

o 29

13.0

2 T

heft

. O

ffen

ses r

ange

fro

m f

ist d

egre

e m

isde

mea

nors

to s

econ

d de

gree

fe

loni

es d

epen

ding

upo

n ty

pe a

nd v

alue

of

stol

en p

rope

rty

and

num

ber

of p

revi

ous

thef

t of

fens

es.

2915

.02

Gam

blin

g.

Fir

st o

ffen

se is

a f

irst

deg

ree

mis

dem

eano

r; s

econ

d or

su

bseq

uent

off

ense

is a

fou

rth

degr

ee f

elon

y.

2919

.25

Dom

estic

Vio

lenc

e.

Cer

tain

off

ense

s es

cala

te f

rom

fou

rth

degr

ee

mis

dem

eano

rs t

o fo

urth

deg

ree

felo

nies

if t

he o

ffen

der h

as a

pri

or

conv

icti

on.

2925

.03

Dru

g tr

affi

ckin

g. O

ffen

ses

are

upgr

aded

in

degr

ee and m

anda

tory

se

nten

ces a

re re

quir

ed if

the

off

ende

r ha

s pr

ior

drug

off

ense

co

nvic

tion

s.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n Ta

ble

3 21

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Tabl

e 3

(co

nt.)

S

tatu

tes

prov

idin

g fo

r up

grad

ed c

harg

es fo

r of

fend

ers

wlth

pri

or C

Onv

iCtiO

nS

(Not

e: S

tate

s w

hich

do

nor

have

sta

tute

s pm

vidn

g fo

r up

grad

ed c

harg

es fo

r of

fend

ers w

ith p

rior

con

vict

ionr

are

om

itte

dfro

m t

h ta

ble.

)

Sta

te

Ohi

o (c

ont.)

Okl

ahom

a

Ore

gon

Pen

nsyl

vani

a

Pue

rto

Ric

o

Sou

th C

arol

ina

Sou

th D

akot

a

Ten

ness

ee

Tex

as

Uta

h

Cit

atio

n

2929

.12

2923

.12

2950

.99

3719

.99

47-1

1-9

02

63-2

-402

.B

165.

065

Or.

Adm

in. R

ules

253

-02-

00

1 et

seq

.

18-3

929,

392

9.1

24-2

401

44-5

3-39

5

32-2

3-2,

3,

4

39-6

-41 7

(b)(

2)

Pen.

Cod

e 8

25.0

5

Pen.

Cod

e 31

.03

Pen.

Cod

e 4

43.0

2

76-5

-202

(1)(

h)

58-3

7-8

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(S

tatu

tory

prov

isio

nr m

e su

mm

ariz

ed o

r pm

aphr

awd.

)

Sent

enci

ng c

rite

ria

for

felo

ny o

ffen

ses.

Pe

rmits

cou

rt to

con

side

r

offe

nder

's p

rior

cri

min

al h

isto

ry in

im

posi

ng s

ente

nce

for

felo

nies

for

w

hich

an

inde

fini

te te

rm i

s sp

ecif

ied.

Car

ryin

g co

ncea

led

dead

ly w

eapo

ns.

Fis

t off

ense

is a

fir

st d

egre

e

mis

dem

eano

r, bu

t es

cala

tes

to a

thir

d de

gree

fel

ony

if t

he o

ffen

der h

as a

pr

ison

con

vict

ion

for

a w

eapo

ns o

ffen

se o

r a

viol

ent o

ffen

se.

Sex

off

ense

s.

Fis

t off

ense

s ar

e fi

rst d

egre

e m

isde

mea

nors

; sec

ond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ses

are

four

th d

egre

e fe

loni

es.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Off

ense

s ar

e up

grad

ed if

off

ende

rs h

ave

prio

r dr

ug

offe

nse

conv

icti

ons.

Rec

kles

s dr

ivin

g an

d D

UI.

Fir

st o

ffen

se is

a m

isde

mea

nor;

sec

ond

co

nvic

tion

with

in 1

0 ye

ars

is a

fel

ony.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Fis

t of

fens

e is

a f

elon

y; s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se

is a

mor

e se

riou

s fe

lony

pun

isha

ble

by u

p to

20

year

s.

Bad

che

cks.

Fir

st o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

A m

isde

mea

nor;

sec

ond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se w

ithin

fiv

e ye

ars

is a

cla

ss C

fel

ony.

Sent

enci

ng g

uide

lines

tha

t pr

ovid

e fo

r up

grad

ing

of v

ario

us o

ffen

ses

ba

sed

upon

, am

ong

othe

r th

ings

, pr

ior

conv

icti

ons.

Ret

ail

thef

t and

lib

rary

the

ft.

If p

rope

rty

is v

alue

d at

les

s th

an $

150,

fi

rst o

ffen

se is

a summary o

ffen

se a

nd s

econ

d of

fens

e is

a s

econ

d

degr

ee m

isde

mea

nor.

If

prop

erty

is

valu

ed a

t $1

50 o

r m

ore,

fir

st

offe

nse

is a

Fis

t deg

ree

mis

dem

eano

r and

sec

ond

offe

nse

is a

thir

d

degr

ee f

elon

y.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Off

ense

s es

cala

te to

fel

onie

s w

ith m

anda

tory

jail

term

s

if of

fend

er h

as p

rior

dru

g co

nvic

tions

.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Pena

lty f

or v

iola

tion

s re

lati

ng t

o dr

ug p

resc

ript

ions

es

cala

tes

from

a m

isde

mea

nor f

or a

fir

st o

ffen

se to

a f

elon

y fo

r a

se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se.

DU

I. F

ist

and

seco

nd o

ffen

ses

are

clas

s 1

mis

dem

eano

rs, t

hud

offe

nse

is

a c

lass

6 f

elon

y.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Fis

t of

fens

e is

a m

isde

mea

nor;

sec

ond

offe

nse

is a

m

isde

mea

nor w

ith a

man

dato

ry ja

il te

rm;

thid

off

ense

is a

fel

ony.

Cri

min

al n

on-s

uppo

rt.

Fir

st o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

A m

isde

mea

nor;

sec

ond

or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se is

a th

ird

degr

ee f

elon

y.

The

ft.

If pr

oper

ty i

s un

der

$20

in v

alue

, fis

t off

ense

is a

cla

ss C

m

isde

mea

nor;

sec

ond

offe

nse

is a

cla

ss B

mis

dem

eano

r. I

f th

e

prop

erty

val

ue i

s $2

00 to

$75

0, th

e fi

st o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

A

mis

dem

eano

r an

d th

e se

cond

off

ense

is a

thi

rd d

egre

e fe

lony

.

Pros

titut

ion.

Fi

rst

offe

nse

is a

cla

ss B

mis

dem

eano

r; s

econ

d or

su

bseq

uent

off

ense

is a

cla

ss A

mis

dem

eano

r.

Mur

der.

Cri

min

al h

omic

ide

is m

urde

r in

the

fir

st d

egre

e if

, in

ter

alia

, th

e of

fend

er h

as a

pre

viou

s co

nvic

tion

for

firs

t or

seco

nd d

egre

e m

urde

r

or a

ny v

iole

nt f

elon

y.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Prov

ides

for u

pgra

ded

offe

nse

leve

ls f

or v

ario

us d

rug

of

fens

es b

ased

upo

n pr

ior

drug

off

ense

con

vict

ions

.

22

Tab

le 3

St

atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Tabl

e 3

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s pr

ovld

ing

for

upgr

aded

cha

rges

for

offe

nder

s w

ith p

rior

con

vict

ions

(N

ote:

Sta

t~w

hich

do

not ha

ve b

tah

tw p

rovi

ding

for

upgr

aded

clu

rgufo

rof

fend

m w

ithpr

ior

con

vicl

io~ar

e om

ined

fmm

tk

tabl

e.)

Sta

te

Cita

tion

Vir

gini

a 18

.2-3

74

18.2

-270

18.2

-250

.1

18.2

-25

1

46.2

-301

46.2

-341

.28

Was

hing

ton

9.94

A.3

10 e

t se

q.

Wes

t V

irgi

nia

17C

-5-2

60-6

-12

61-3

-13;

61

-11-

20

Wis

cons

in

944.

21

Wyo

min

g 6-

4-40

3

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(

Sta

~r

yprov

kwnr

me

.wm

awiu

:d o

rpar

aphra

rcd.

)

Obs

cene

mat

eria

l, F

irst

off

ense

s ar

e cl

ass

4 an

d 5

felo

nies

; sec

ond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ses

are

clas

s 6

felo

nies

.

DU

I. F

ist o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

1 m

isde

mea

nor;

seco

nd a

nd s

ubse

quen

t of

fens

es a

re s

ubje

ct to

esc

alat

ing

man

dato

ry f

ines

and

jail

ter

ms.

Pos

sess

ion

of m

arij

uana

. F

irst

off

ense

is

a si

mpl

e m

isde

mea

nor;

se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

1 m

isde

mea

nor.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Fir

st o

ffen

ders

may

be

plac

ed o

n pr

obat

ion.

Dri

ving

with

sus

pend

ed o

r re

voke

d li

cens

e.

Fis

t of

fens

e is

a c

lass

2

mis

dem

eano

r; s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

1 m

isde

mea

nor.

DU

I (c

omm

erci

al v

ehic

le).

F

irst

off

ense

is a

cla

ss 1

mis

dem

eano

r;

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

s ar

e pu

nish

able

by

esca

lati

ng f

ines

and

m

anda

tory

jail

ter

ms.

Sen

tenc

ing

Gui

deli

nes.

P

rovi

des

for

pres

umpt

ive

sent

enci

ng r

ange

s fo

r cr

imin

al o

ffen

ses

base

d up

on s

erio

usne

ss o

f th

e of

fens

e an

d nu

mbe

r an

d se

riou

snes

s of

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns.

DU

I. F

irst

off

ense

s ar

e m

isde

mea

nors

; se

cond

off

ense

s ar

e m

isde

mea

nors

with

esc

alat

ing

man

dato

ry ja

il t

erm

s; t

hird

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ses

are

felo

nies

.

Ille

gal

tran

spor

tati

on o

f li

quor

. F

irst

off

ense

is

a m

isde

mea

nor;

se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se is

a f

elon

y.

Pet

it la

rcen

y.

Fir

st o

ffen

se is

a m

isde

mea

nor;

sec

ond

offe

nse

is a

fe

lony

.

Obs

ceni

ty.

Fir

st o

ffen

se is

a c

lass

A f

orfe

itur

e; s

econ

d of

fens

e is

a

clas

s A

mis

dem

eano

r; t

hud

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

is a

cla

ss D

fel

ony.

Aba

ndon

men

t or

enda

nger

men

t of

chil

dren

. F

irst

off

ense

is a

m

isde

mea

nor;

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

is a

fel

ony.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n T

able

3

23

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Tabl

e 4

S

tatu

tes

prov

idin

g fo

r en

hanc

ed s

ente

nces

for

offe

nder

s w

ith p

rior

con

vlct

lons

(N

or:

Sta

rs w

hich

do

not

have

~ta

tutap

rovi

ding

for

enha

nced

se&

aces

fo

r of

fend

ers

wit

h pr

ior

co

nv

icfi

O~am o

mitt

edfr

om the t

obk.)

Sta

te

Cit

atio

n

Uni

ted

Sta

tes

(Fed

eral

) 18

-924

(c)

18-8

41(h

)

28-9

91 e

l se

q.

Ala

bam

a 15

-18-

9

13A

-5-4

9

13A

-12-

231

20-2

-71 (

a)(3

)

32-5

A-1

91

Ala

ska

12.5

5.12

5,

.I45

12.5

5.17

5

Ari

zona

13

-604

13-6

04.0

1

13-7

03

13.6

04.0

2

Ark

ansa

s 5-

4-60

4

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovl

slon

(

S~

Wy p

rovi

rio

~rrr

c d

u d

o

rpa

rHra

se

d)

Fire

arm

s vi

olat

ions

. Pr

ovid

es f

or e

nhan

ced

sent

ence

s fo

r se

cond

and

su

bseq

uent

off

ense

s in

volv

ing

crim

es o

f vi

olen

ce o

r dr

ug t

raff

icki

ng

com

mitt

ed w

ith a

fir

earm

. F

irst

off

ende

r ge

ts f

ive

year

s (3

0 if

the

wea

pon

is a

mac

hine

gun

or

is e

quip

ped

with

a s

ilenc

er);

sec

ond

and

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ders

get

20

year

s (m

achi

ne g

uns

or s

ilenc

er:

life

w

ithou

t re

leas

e).

Use

of

expl

osiv

es to

com

mit

a fe

lony

. F

irst

off

ense

-on

e to

10

year

s;

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

s -f

ive

to 2

5 ye

ars

with

no

susp

ensi

on o

r pr

obat

ion.

Fe

dera

l S

ente

ncin

g G

uide

lines

. Pr

ovid

es f

or s

ente

nce

enha

ncem

ents

fo

r al

l exc

ept m

inor

off

ense

s ba

sed

upon

ser

ious

ness

of

the

offe

nse

and

prio

r cr

imin

al r

ecor

d.

Rep

eat f

elon

y of

fend

ers.

Se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt c

lass

B o

r C

fel

ony

offe

nses

are

incr

ease

d by

one

leve

l of

degr

ee;

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

cl

ass

A f

elon

y of

fens

es a

re p

unis

habl

e by

15

year

s to

lif

e.

Cap

ital

offe

nses

. Pr

ovid

es t

hat

aggr

avat

ing

circ

umst

ance

s su

ppor

ting

deat

h se

nten

ce s

hall

incl

ude

fact

that

off

ende

r ha

s pr

evio

usly

bee

n co

nvic

ted

of a

cap

ital

felo

ny o

r a

viol

ent

felo

ny.

Dru

g tr

affi

ckin

g.

Fir

st o

ffen

se -c

lass

A f

elon

y; s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent

offe

nse

is p

unis

habl

e un

der

the

habi

tual

fel

ony

offe

nder

law

(13

A-5

-9).

Dru

g of

fens

es- f

ailu

re to

kee

p re

quir

ed r

ecor

ds.

Fis

t off

ense

-cl

ass

A

mis

dem

eano

r; s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se -

clas

s B

fel

ony.

DU

I. Pr

ovid

es f

or e

nhan

ced

pena

lties

for

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t of

fens

es, i

nclu

ding

a m

anda

tory

60-

day

jail

term

for

a th

ird

offe

nse.

Rep

eat f

elon

y of

fend

ers.

S

ets

out e

nhan

ced

pres

umpt

ive

sent

ence

s fo

r se

cond

and

thi

rd c

onvi

ctio

ns o

f va

riou

s cl

asse

s, if

pri

or o

ffen

ses

occu

rred

with

in 1

0 ye

ars.

Sen

tenc

ing

of f

elon

y of

fend

ers.

Pr

ovid

es t

hat

the

pres

umpt

ive

sent

ence

s fo

r fe

lony

off

ende

rs m

ay b

e in

crea

sed

if t

he o

ffen

ders

hav

e th

ree

or m

ore

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

.

Sent

enci

ng o

f da

nger

ous

and

repe

titiv

e of

fend

ers.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed s

ente

nces

(up

to f

ive

times

the

nor

mal

sen

tenc

e) f

or p

erso

ns

char

ged

with

fel

onie

s w

ho h

ave

prio

r co

nvic

tions

for

fel

onie

s.

Dan

gero

us c

rim

es a

gain

st c

hild

ren.

P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

pr

esum

ptiv

e se

nten

ces

for

pers

ons

with

pri

or o

ffen

ses.

Cap

ital

offe

nses

. A

ggra

vatin

g ci

rcum

stan

ces

supp

ortin

g de

ath

sent

ence

incl

ude

prio

r co

nvic

tions

for

cap

ital

off

ense

s or

vio

lent

of

fens

es.

Off

ense

s co

mm

itted

whi

le o

n re

leas

e.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d se

nten

ces

(up

to l

ife

with

out p

arol

e so

oner

tha

n 25

yea

rs)

for

felo

ny o

ffen

ses

com

mitt

ed w

hile

on

paro

le, p

roba

tion

or o

ther

rel

ease

fol

low

ing

a pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

n.

Cap

ital

offe

nses

. A

ggra

vatin

g ci

rcum

stan

ces

supp

ortin

g de

ath

sent

ence

incl

ude

prio

r co

nvic

tions

for

vio

lent

fel

onie

s an

d co

mm

issi

on o

f of

fens

e w

hile

esc

aped

aft

er s

ente

ncin

g fo

r fe

lony

co

nvic

tion

.

24

Tab

le 4

St

atut

es R

equi

ting

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Tabl

e 4

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s pr

ovid

ing

for

enha

nced

sen

tenc

es fo

r of

fend

ers

with

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns

(No

u:

Stat

es

Sta

te

Ark

ansa

s (c

ont.)

Cal

ifor

nia

Col

orad

o

Con

nect

icut

Del

awar

e

whi

ch d

o no

t ha

ve s

tuht

tes

prov

idin

g fo

r

Cit

atio

n

16-90-201

20-64-304

Pen.

Cod

e 8 190.05

Pen.

Cod

e 5 190.2

Pen.

Cod

e $ 666.5

Pen.

Cod

e 8 666.7

Pen.

Cod

e 8 667.5

Pen.

Cod

e 5 667.51

Pen.

Cod

e 8 667.6

Pen.

Cod

e 5 667.7

Pen.

Cod

e 8 667.75

Pen

Cod

e 8 667.9, .10

18-18-105

53a-46a

21a-277

1 1-4209.

16-4763

16-4764

enha

nced

sen

tenc

es fo

r of

fend

ers

with

prw

r co

nvic

abnr

are

om

itted

from

the

tabl

e.)

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(S

tatu

tory

prov

ixio

nr a

re s

umm

ariz

ed o

r pm

aphr

ascd

)

Rep

eat f

elon

y of

fend

ers.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed s

ente

nces

up

to o

ne

and

one-

half

tim

es t

he n

orm

al s

ente

nce,

dep

endi

ng o

n th

e nu

mbe

r of

pr

ior

conv

icti

ons

and

the

seri

ousn

ess

of t

he n

ew o

ffen

se.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d pe

nalt

ies

for

seco

nd o

ffen

ses

(up

to $2,000

fine

and

thre

e to

fiv

e ye

ars)

and

thir

d of

fens

es (

up to

$5,000

fine

and

fiv

e to

10

year

s).

Mur

der.

Prov

ides

tha

t a p

erso

n co

nvic

ted

of s

econ

d de

gree

mur

der w

ho

has

a pr

ior

conv

icti

on fo

r fi

rst

or s

econ

d de

gree

mur

der

shal

l be

sent

ence

d to

lif

e w

itho

ut p

arol

e or

15

year

s to

life

, dep

endi

ng o

n ag

grav

atin

g o

r m

itig

atin

g ci

rcum

stan

ces.

Fis

t de

gree

mur

der.

Pr

ovid

es t

hat

aggr

avat

ing

circ

umst

ance

s su

ppor

ting

dea

th p

enal

ty s

hall

inc

lude

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns f

or F

ist

or

seco

nd d

egre

e m

urde

r.

Felo

ny v

ehic

le th

eft.

Sec

ond

offe

nse

-thr

ee t

o fi

ve y

ears

.

Rec

eivi

ng s

tole

n ve

hicl

es o

r pa

rts.

P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

pen

alty

(up

to

$10,000

fine

or

four

yea

rs, o

r bo

th)

for

thir

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se.

Vio

lent

off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s fo

r se

nten

ce e

nhan

cem

ents

of

thre

e ye

ars

for

ever

y pr

evio

us p

riso

n te

rm s

erve

d fo

r a

viol

ent

offe

nse

wit

hin 10

year

s.

Lew

d ac

ts w

ith

child

. P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

pri

son

term

s fo

r pr

evio

us

offe

nses

.

Sex

crim

es.

Prov

ides

for

an

enha

ncem

ent o

f fi

ve y

ears

for

eac

h pr

ior

conv

icti

on w

ithi

n 10

year

s an

d a 10

year

enh

ance

men

t for

eac

h pr

ior

pris

on t

erm

ser

ved

wit

hin 10

year

s.

Vio

lent

off

ense

s. T

wo

prio

r pr

ison

ter

ms

for

such

off

ense

s w

ithi

n 10

year

s -l

ife

with

no

paro

le p

rior

to 20

year

s. Three

or m

ore

prio

r pr

ison

ter

ms

wit

hin 10

year

s -l

ife

wit

hout

par

ole.

Dru

g vi

olat

ions

. P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

term

of

life

with

out

paro

le

soon

er th

an 17

year

s if

off

ende

r has

ser

ved

two

or m

ore

pris

on te

rms

for

drug

off

ense

s w

ithin

10

year

s.

Vio

lent

off

ense

s ag

ains

t age

d, d

isab

led

or u

nder

age

pers

ons.

P

rovi

des

for

a tw

o-ye

ar e

nhan

cem

ent f

or e

ach

prio

r co

nvic

tion

for

suc

h of

fens

es.

Dru

g tr

affi

ckin

g.

Pro

vide

s fo

r a

man

dato

ry 20

year

pri

son

term

for

se

cond

off

ense

of

drug

traf

fick

ing

in o

r ne

ar a

sch

ool.

Cap

ital

off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s th

at a

ggra

vati

ng f

acto

rs s

uppo

rtin

g de

ath

pena

lty

shal

l in

clud

e tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

emen

ts fo

r se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt

offe

nses

up

to 30

year

s an

d a $250,000

fie

.

Cap

ital

off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s th

at a

ggra

vati

ng f

acto

rs s

uppo

rtin

g de

ath

pena

lty s

hall

inc

lude

a p

rior

con

vict

ion

for

mur

der,

man

slau

ghte

r or

a vi

olen

t fe

lony

.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed p

enal

ties

for

sec

ond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ses

base

d up

on t

he n

ew o

ffen

se c

omm

itte

d.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Pro

vide

s fo

r co

ndit

iona

l dis

char

ge f

or f

irst

off

ense

of

poss

essi

on.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f Criminal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

Tab

le 4

25

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Tabl

e 4

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s pr

ovid

ing

for

enha

nced

sen

tenc

es fo

r of

fend

ers

wlth

prl

or c

onvl

ctlo

ns

(Not

e: S

tate

s w

hich

do

not h

ave

staa

ctw

pmvi

Png

for

enha

nced

sent

ence

s for

off

ende

rs m

'thpr

ior

conv

ictio

ns a

re o

mim

dfro

rn th

a ta

b&.)

Sta

te

Del

awar

e (c

ont.)

Dis

tric

t of

Col

umbi

a

Flo

rida

Geo

rgia

Haw

aii

Cita

tion

21-4

177

22- 1

04

22-3

204

921.

001

et s

eq.

921.

141

16-5

-45

16-8

-14

16-8

-41

16-7

-1

16-6

-4

16-6

-5

16-8

-12

16-1

3-30

, 32

, 32

.1,

32.4

17-1

0-30

17-1

0-7

706.

606.

5

706.

661,

662

706.

660.

1

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(S

tatu

toly

pro

viri

ons

are

swnm

cmriz

rd o

r pm

aphm

sed.

)

DU

I. P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

pen

alti

es f

or p

rior

off

ense

s w

ithin

fiv

e ye

ars.

Rep

eat f

elon

y of

fend

ers.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed s

ente

nces

up

to o

ne

and

one-

half

tim

es t

he n

orm

al s

ente

nce

for

a pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

n an

d up

to

thre

e ti

mes

the

norm

al s

ente

nce

for

two

or m

ore

prio

r fe

lony

co

nvic

tion

s.

Wea

pons

vio

lati

ons.

P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

pen

alty

of

up t

o 10

yea

rs

if pe

rson

has

pre

viou

s w

eapo

ns o

ffen

se o

r pr

evio

us f

elon

y of

fens

e.

Sen

tenc

ing

Gui

deli

nes.

P

rovi

des

for

deve

lopm

ent o

f gu

idel

ines

that

pr

ovid

e su

bsta

ntia

lly

enha

nced

pen

alti

es f

or r

epea

t of

fend

ers.

Cap

ital

off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s th

at a

ggra

vati

ng f

acto

rs s

uppo

rtin

g de

ath

pena

lty

shal

l in

clud

e pr

ior

conv

icti

on f

or a

cap

ital

fel

ony

or a

vio

lent

fe

lony

.

Inte

rfer

ence

wit

h cu

stod

y.

Fir

st a

nd s

econ

d of

fens

es a

re m

isde

mea

nors

pu

nish

able

by

esca

lati

ng F

ies

and

jail

term

s; t

hird

or

subs

eque

nt

offe

nse

is a

fel

ony

puni

shab

le b

y on

e to

fiv

e ye

ars.

S

hopl

ifti

ng.

Fir

st, s

econ

d an

d th

ird

offe

nses

are

mis

dem

eano

rs

puni

shab

le b

y es

cala

ting

fin

es a

nd ja

il t

erm

s; f

ourt

h or

sub

sequ

ent

offe

nse

is a

fel

ony

puni

shab

le b

y on

e to

10

year

s.

Arm

ed r

obbe

ry.

Seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

is p

unis

habl

e by

a

man

dato

ry p

riso

n te

rm o

f at

leas

t 10

yea

rs.

Bur

glar

y. F

irst

off

ense

-on

e to

20

year

s; s

econ

d of

fens

e -t

wo

to 2

0 ye

ars;

thi

rd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

-fi

ve t

o 20

yea

rs.

Chi

ld m

oles

tati

on.

Fir

st o

ffen

se -

one

to 2

0 ye

ars

with

pos

sibi

lity

of

prob

atio

n; s

econ

d or

thi

rd o

ffen

se -

man

dato

ry m

inim

um o

f fi

ve y

ears

; fo

urth

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se -

man

dato

ry s

ente

nce

of 2

0 ye

ars.

Ent

icin

g a

chil

d.

Fir

st o

ffen

se -

one

to 2

0 ye

ars

with

pos

sibi

lity

of

prob

atio

n; s

econ

d or

thi

rd c

onvi

ctio

ns -

man

dato

ry, m

inim

um o

f fi

ve

year

s; f

ourt

h or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se:

man

dato

ry s

ente

nce

of 2

0 ye

ars.

The

ft.

Fir

st o

ffen

se -F

ie a

nd o

ne y

ear

min

imum

; sec

ond

offe

nse-

th

ree

year

minimum;

thir

d of

fens

e -m

inim

um o

f 10

yea

rs;

four

th o

r su

bseq

uent

-pu

nish

able

as

habi

tual

off

ende

r.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d pe

nalt

ies

for

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

s.

Cap

ital

off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s th

at a

ggra

vati

ng f

acto

rs ju

stif

ying

dea

th

pena

lty

shal

l in

clud

e pr

ior

conv

icti

ons

for

capi

tal

felo

nies

.

Rep

eat

felo

ny o

ffen

ders

. P

rovi

des

for

sent

enci

ng o

f re

peat

fel

ony

offe

nder

s to

the

max

imum

pre

scri

bed

sent

ence

wit

h po

ssib

ilit

y of

pr

obat

ion;

but

fou

rth

and

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ders

mus

t se

rve

max

imum

pr

escr

ibed

sen

tenc

es w

itho

ut p

roba

tion

or

paro

le.

Rep

eat f

elon

y of

fend

ers.

Pro

vide

s fo

r m

anda

tory

min

imum

sen

tenc

es

base

d up

on t

he s

erio

usne

ss o

f th

e of

fens

e an

d th

e nu

mbe

r of

pri

or

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns w

ithi

n sp

ecif

ied

peri

ods.

Per

sist

ent o

ffen

ders

. P

rovi

des

for

man

dato

ry s

ente

nces

of

10 y

ears

to

life

(ba

sed

on t

he s

erio

usne

ss o

f th

e of

fens

e) f

or p

erso

ns w

ith t

wo

or

mor

e pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns.

Felo

ny w

ith a

Fie

arm

. S

econ

d an

d su

bseq

uent

off

ense

s req

uire

m

anda

tory

10

year

sen

tenc

es.

26

Tab

le4

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng t

he U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

tion

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Tabl

e 4

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s pr

ovid

lng

for

enha

nced

sen

tenc

es fo

r of

fend

ers

wlth

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns

(Nou

: St

atas

whi

ch d

o no

t hav

e st

olut

as pr

ovid

ing

for

snhn

nced

sen

tenc

es fo

r of

fen

ders

wit

h p

rior

con

vict

ions

ere

om

itte

dfro

m the

tabl

e.)

Sta

te

Cit

atlo

n

Haw

aii

(con

t.)

706.

669(

8)

Idah

o 19

-251

4

19-2

515

19-2

520

C

37-2

739

A

Illi

nois

38

-100

5-5-

3(c)

(2)

38-1

005-

5-3(

c)(8

)

Indi

ana

35-3

8-1-

7.1

35-3

4-1-

2.5

16-1

3-6.

1-16

Iow

a 20

4.41

1

Kan

sas

2 1-

4504

21-4

606

74-9

101

Ken

tuck

y 53

2.08

0

532.

025

218A

.990

189A

.010

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovl

sion

(S

toac

tory

pro

visi

ons

me

xwnm

ariz

ed o

rp(p

ap

hw

6d

)

Par

ole

for

pers

ons

sent

ence

d to

ind

eter

min

ate

term

s.

Pro

vide

s fo

r es

tabl

ishm

ent o

f gu

idel

ines

bas

ed u

pon

seri

ousn

ess

of o

ffen

se a

nd

prio

r cr

imin

al r

ecor

d.

Per

sist

ent v

iola

tors

. P

rovi

des

for

man

dato

ry te

rm o

f fi

ve y

ears

to l

ie

for

thir

d or

sub

sequ

ent f

elon

y of

fens

e.

Cap

ital

off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s th

at a

ggra

vati

ng f

acto

rs ju

stif

ying

dea

th

pena

lty f

or m

urde

r sh

all i

nclu

de a

pri

or m

urde

r w

nvic

tion

.

Rep

eat s

ex o

ffen

ders

. P

rovi

des

for

addi

ng 1

5 ye

ars

to t

he m

axim

um

term

if t

he o

ffen

der

has

a pr

ior

sex

offe

nse

wit

hin

15 y

ears

; and

for

ad

ding

20

year

s to

the

max

imum

term

if t

he o

ffen

der h

as s

erve

d tw

o or

m

ore

prio

r pr

ison

ter

ms

for

sex

offe

nses

wit

hin

15 y

ears

.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Prov

ides

for

a m

anda

tory

min

imum

ter

m o

f th

ree

year

s fo

r dr

ug o

ffen

ders

with

a p

revi

ous

felo

ny d

rug

wnv

icti

on.

Rep

eat f

elon

y of

fend

ers.

Pro

vide

s fo

r m

anda

tory

term

of

impr

ison

men

t for

cla

ss 2

or

grea

ter

felo

nies

if t

he o

ffen

der

has

a pr

ior

conv

icti

on f

or s

uch

a fe

lony

wit

hin

10 y

ears

.

Rep

eat f

elon

y of

fend

ers.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed p

unis

hmen

t for

a

pers

on c

onvi

cted

of

a cl

ass

1 or

2 f

elon

y if

the

pers

on h

as t

wo

or m

ore

conv

icti

ons

for

clas

s 2

or g

reat

er f

elon

ies.

Cri

teri

a fo

r se

nten

cing

. P

rovi

des

that

cou

rt s

hall

con

side

r, a

mon

g ot

her

thin

gs,

the

offe

nder

's p

rior

cri

min

al r

ecor

d.

Set

s ou

t pr

oced

ure

for

alle

ging

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns f

or e

nhan

cem

ent

purp

oses

.

Off

ense

s by

dru

g ab

user

s or

alc

ohol

ics.

P

rovi

des

that

non

crim

inal

tr

eatm

ent

is n

ot a

vail

able

for

drug

abu

sers

or

alco

holi

cs c

harg

ed w

ith

felo

nies

if s

uch

pers

ons

have

two

or m

ore

prio

r co

nvic

tion

s fo

r se

riou

s or

for

cibl

e fe

loni

es.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Pro

vide

s th

at p

erso

ns c

onvi

cted

of

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

s m

ay b

e se

nten

ced

to u

p to

thr

ee t

imes

the

pres

crib

ed p

unis

hmen

t.

Rep

eat f

elon

y of

fend

ers.

Sec

ond

felo

ny -u

p to

tw

ice

the

pres

crib

ed

sent

ence

; thi

rd o

r su

bseq

uent

felo

ny -

up to

thr

ee t

imes

the

pres

crib

ed

Sen

tenc

e.

Cri

teri

a fo

r fi

xing

min

imum

pri

son

term

s.

Fac

tors

sha

ll i

nclu

de

defe

ndan

t's p

rior

cri

min

al re

cord

.

Est

abli

shes

sen

tenc

ing

guid

elin

es c

omm

issi

on.

Pers

iste

nt f

elon

y of

fend

ers.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed te

rms

of u

p to

lif

e fo

r fe

lony

off

ende

rs w

ho h

ave

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

.

Cap

ital

off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s th

at a

ggra

vati

ng f

acto

rs ju

stif

ying

dea

th

pena

lty s

hall

inc

lude

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns f

or a

cap

ital

off

ense

or

a se

riou

s as

saul

tive

off

ense

.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Pro

vide

s es

cala

ting

pen

alti

es f

or s

econ

d an

d su

bseq

uent

off

ense

s.

DUI. P

rovi

des

for

esca

lati

ng p

enal

ties

(up

to

$1,0

00 fi

ne a

nd a

yea

r in

ja

il)

for

seco

nd a

nd s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

s.

-

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n T

able

4

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Tabl

e 4

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s pr

ovid

ing

for

enha

nced

sen

tenc

es fo

r of

fend

ers

with

prl

or c

onvl

ctlo

ns

(Nor

e: S

tare

s w

hich

do

nor h

ave

stat

utes

prov

idin

g fo

r en

hanc

ed se

nten

ces f

or o

ffen

ders

with

prw

r co

nvic

tionr

are

om

itted

from

the

tabl

e.)

Sta

te

Cit

atlo

n

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(S

tatu

tory

prov

iswio

rrr

are

sum

mar

ized

or p

arap

hrcr

~cd.

)

Lou

isia

na

Cod

e C

rirn

. Pr

oc.,

art.

905.

4 C

apit

al o

ffen

ses.

P

rovi

des

that

agg

rava

ting

fac

tors

just

ifyi

ng d

eath

pe

nalty

sha

ll i

nclu

de p

rior

con

vict

ions

for

enu

mer

ated

ser

ious

of

fens

es.

40.9

66D

D

rug

offe

nses

. S

ets

out e

scal

atin

g pe

nalt

ies

up t

o 20

yea

rs f

or s

econ

d an

d su

bseq

uent

con

vict

ions

for

pos

sess

ion

of m

arij

uana

.

14:6

7 T

heft

. Pr

ovid

es f

or e

nhan

ced

sent

ence

for

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t of

fens

e of

the

ft o

f pr

oper

ty v

alue

d at

les

s th

an $

100.

14:6

9 R

ecei

ving

sto

len

good

s.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed p

enal

ty (

up t

o $1

,000

fi

ne a

nd tw

o ye

ars)

for

per

sons

con

vict

ed fo

r th

e th

ird

or s

ubse

quen

t tim

e if

the

valu

e is

les

s th

an $

100.

14:8

2 P

rost

itut

ion.

F

irst

off

ense

-up

to

$500

fin

e or

six

mon

ths,

or both;

seco

nd o

ffen

se -

up to

$2.

000

frne

or

two

year

s, o

r both,

thir

d or

su

bseq

uent

off

ense

-up

to

$4,0

00 fi

ne a

nd f

our

year

s in

pri

son.

14:7

1 W

orth

less

che

cks.

P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

pen

alty

for

thi

rd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

of

issu

ing

wor

thle

ss c

heck

s fo

r le

ss t

han

$100

.

14:6

2.1

Bur

glar

y of

a p

harm

acy.

F

irst

off

ense

-one

to n

ine

year

s w

ithou

t pa

role

; se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se -

two

to 1

0 ye

ars

with

out p

arol

e.

14:9

8 D

UI.

Pro

vide

s fo

r es

cala

ting

pen

alti

es f

or r

epea

ted

offe

nses

, up

to 2

0

P

year

s in

pri

son

for

a fo

urth

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se w

ithi

n fi

ve y

ears

.

14:6

3.8

Cri

min

al tr

espa

ss.

Fir

st o

ffen

se -u

p to

$50

0 fi

ne o

r 91

day

s in

jail

, or

both,

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

-up

to

$500

fine

or

six

mon

ths

in

jail

, or

bot

h.

14:1

06.1

O

bsce

ne d

evic

es.

Fir

st o

ffen

se -

$1,0

00 to

$2,

500

frne

or

up t

o si

x m

onth

s in

jail,

or both;

seco

nd o

ffen

se -

up t

o th

ree

year

s w

ithou

t pa

role

and

up

to $

5,00

0 fi

ne.

14:9

4, 9

5 Il

lega

l use

of

dang

erou

s w

eapo

ns.

Fir

st o

ffen

se -

up to

$1,

000

fine

or

two

year

s in

pri

son,

or both;

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

wit

hin

five

ye

ars

-up

to f

ive

year

s in

pri

son.

Mai

ne

17-A

-125

2.5-

A

Dru

g tr

affi

ckin

g.

Pro

vide

s fo

r le

nien

t tr

eatm

ent f

or c

erta

in f

irst

of

fend

ers.

Mar

ylan

d 27

-293

D

rug

offe

nses

. P

rovi

des

that

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

s sh

all b

e pu

nish

ed b

y tw

ice

the

norm

al f

ines

and

pri

son

term

s.

27-2

86

Dru

g tr

affi

ckin

g.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed p

enal

ties

(up

to 4

0 ye

ars

in

pris

on)

for

pers

ons

wit

h pr

ior

conv

icti

ons

and

pris

on t

erm

s.

27-4

19A

C

hild

por

nogr

aphy

. F

irst

off

ense

-up

to

$25,

000

fie

or 1

0 ye

ars,

or

both;

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

-up

to

$50,

000

or 2

0 ye

ars,

or

both

.

Mas

sach

uset

ts

265-

17

Arm

ed r

obbe

ry w

hile

mas

ked.

Pro

vide

s fo

r m

anda

tory

sen

tenc

es o

f fi

ve

year

s fo

r a

Fis

t of

fens

e an

d 10

yea

rs f

or a

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se.

265-

13B

In

dece

nt a

ssau

lt an

d ba

tter

y on

a c

hild

. P

rovi

des

for

an e

nhan

ced

term

of

up

to l

ife

for

a se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se.

265-

22B

R

ape

of c

hild

by

forc

e. P

rovi

des

for

a m

anda

tory

term

of

five

yea

rs to

li

fe f

or a

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

.

265-

23

Rap

e of

chi

ld w

itho

ut fo

rce.

Pro

vide

s fo

r a

man

dato

ry te

rm o

f fi

ve

year

s to

lif

e fo

r a

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

.

269-

10(d

) W

eapo

ns o

ffen

ses.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed s

ente

nces

of

up to

15

year

s w

ithou

t pr

obat

ion

or p

arol

e fo

r se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ses.

28

Tab

le4

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng t

he U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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Tabl

e 4

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s pr

ovid

ing

for

enha

nced

sen

tenc

es fo

r of

fend

ers

with

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns

(Not

e: S

tate

s w

hich

do

not h

ave

stat

utes

pro

vidi

ng fo

r en

hanc

ed s

ente

nce8

for

offe

na2r

s with

pri

or c

onvic

tioio

nr a

re o

mitt

edfr

om th

e table.)

Sta

te

Clta

tlon

Mas

sach

uset

ts (

cont

.)

266-

27

266-

30

266-

40

272-

61,

62

279-

69

266-

60

266-

62

90-2

4

94C

-32

Mic

higa

n 33

3.74

13

244.

09

169.

121

152.

021

et s

eq.

609.

583

609.

346

609.

184,

185

Mis

siss

ippi

63

-11-

30

63-9

-11

41-2

9-13

9, e

t se

q.

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(S

tatu

tory

prov

isw

n? a

re su

mm

ariz

ed o

rpm

aphr

ased

.)

The

ft o

f co

nstr

ucti

on to

ols.

F

irst

off

ense

-up

to $

100

Fie

or

up t

o si

x m

onth

s in

jail,

or

both

; se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se -

$100

fine

or

six

mon

ths

in ja

il,

or b

oth.

Lar

ceny

fro

m c

omm

on c

arri

er.

Fis

t off

ense

-six

mon

ths

to tw

o an

d on

e-ha

lf y

ears

or

fie

or b

oth,

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

-18

m

onth

s to

tw

o an

d on

e-ha

lf y

ears

or

fine

, or

both

.

Com

mon

and

not

orio

us th

ief.

P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

pun

ishm

ent (

up

to 2

0 ye

ars)

for

rep

eat

larc

eny

offe

nder

s.

Pros

titut

ion.

P

rovi

des

for

up t

o a year i

n ja

il fo

r a

seco

nd o

ffen

se a

nd

for

up to

two

and

one

half

yea

r fo

r a

thir

d or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se.

Cap

ital

off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s th

at a

ggra

vati

ng c

ircu

mst

ance

s ju

stif

ying

de

ath

pena

lty s

hall

inc

lude

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns f

or m

urde

r.

Rec

eivi

ng s

tole

n go

ods.

P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

pen

alty

for

sec

ond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se (

up to

fiv

e ye

ars

in ja

il).

Rec

eivi

ng s

tole

n go

ods,

rep

eat

offe

nder

. P

rovi

des

for

sent

enci

ng o

f pe

rsis

tent

off

ende

rs a

s a

com

mon

fenc

e (u

p to

10

year

s in

pri

son)

.

DUI. P

rovi

des

for

leni

ent s

ente

ncin

g of

cer

tain

firs

t of

fend

ers

and

for

enha

nced

sen

tenc

es fo

r re

peat

off

ende

rs.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d pe

nalt

ies

for

repe

at o

ffen

ders

.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Prov

ides

enh

ance

d pe

nalt

ies

(up

to l

ife

with

out p

arol

e)

for

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

s.

Est

abli

shes

sen

tenc

ing

guid

elin

es c

omm

issi

on t

o pr

omul

gate

gu

idel

ines

tha

t, am

ong

othe

r th

ings

, co

nsid

er p

rior

cri

min

al h

isto

ries

in

the

sen

tenc

ing

appr

oach

.

DUI. P

rovi

des

for

esca

lati

ng p

enal

ties

for

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

ses

wit

hin

five

yea

rs ra

ngin

g fr

om 3

0 da

ys f

or a

fis

t of

fens

e up

to tw

o ye

ars

for

a fo

urth

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Pro

vide

s fo

r sh

arpl

y en

hanc

ed p

enal

ties

for

sec

ond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ses,

up

to a

man

dato

ry f

our-

year

jail

term

and

up

to a

$1

,000

,000

fin

e.

Bur

glar

y.

Pro

vide

s fo

r a

stay

of

exec

utio

n an

d pr

obat

ion

for

firs

t of

fens

e of

bur

glar

y, u

nles

s th

e of

fend

er's

cri

min

al h

isto

ry s

core

(fo

r pr

ior

crim

es) r

equi

res

a pr

esum

ptiv

e ex

ecut

ed s

ente

nce.

Sex

offe

nses

. P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

pen

alty

for

sec

ond

offe

nse

and

for

a m

anda

tory

37-

year

term

for

a t

hird

of

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se.

Pro

vide

s fo

r m

anda

tory

life

with

out p

arol

e fo

r fi

rst d

egre

e m

urde

r if

the

offe

nder

has

a p

revi

ous

conv

icti

on f

or a

hei

nous

cri

me.

DU

I. P

rovi

des

for

pena

ltie

s es

cala

ting

from

24

hour

s in

jail

and

a f

ie

for

a fi

st o

ffen

se u

p to

30

days

to

a ye

ar p

lus

a f

ie fo

r a

thir

d of

fens

e w

ithin

fiv

e ye

ars.

A

fou

rth

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

wit

hin

five

yea

rs i

s a

felo

ny a

nd i

s pu

nish

able

by

a f

ie an

d 90

day

s to

fiv

e ye

ars.

Mot

or v

ehic

le v

iola

tion

s.

Pro

vide

s fo

r es

cala

ting

pen

alti

es f

or r

epea

t of

fens

es, r

angi

ng f

rom

10

days

plu

s a

fine

for

a f

it

offe

nse

up to

six

m

onth

s pl

us a

fin

e fo

r a

thir

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

lfsn

se w

ithi

n on

e ye

ar.

,

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Pro

vide

s fo

r le

nien

t tre

atm

ent o

f ce

rtai

n fi

rst

offe

nder

s an

d en

hanc

ed p

enal

ties

for

cer

tain

rep

eat

offe

nder

s.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n T

able

4 29

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--

-

-

Tabl

e 4

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s pr

ovid

ing

for

enha

nced

sen

tenc

es f

or o

ffen

ders

with

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns

(No&:

Sta

w w

kich

&m

t ha

ve st

afut

espr

mir

lin8 f

or e

nham

ud se

ntcn

ccs f

or o

flen

ders

with

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

m ar

c om

imdf

rom

the t

able

.)

Sta

te

Cit

atio

n

Mis

siss

ippi

(c

ont.)

97

-3 1

-27

97-3

3-7

97-3

7-1

Mis

sour

i

571.

015

Mon

tana

45

-5 -2

06

45-5

-622

, 62

3

45-5

-624

45-8

-340

45-9

-101

et

seq.

46-1

8-10

1

46-1

8-22

1

46-1

8-30

3

Neb

rask

a 29

-252

3

Nev

ada

20

2.82

0

200.

730

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(S

tatu

tory

pm

visi

ons

are

mm

mm

iud

or p

arap

hrw

ed.)

Ille

gal

sale

of

liquo

r.

Pro

vide

s fo

r es

cala

ting

pen

alti

es f

or r

epea

t of

fens

es u

p to

one

to f

ive

year

s fo

r a

thir

d -or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se.

-

Gam

blin

g.

Pro

vide

s th

at a

fir

st o

ffen

se is

a m

isde

mea

nor p

unis

habl

e by

a f

ine

and

up to

thr

ee m

onth

s in

jail

and

a se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt

offe

nse

is a

fel

ony

puni

shab

le b

y up

to

two

year

s in

pri

son.

Wea

pons

off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s fo

r es

cala

ting

pen

alti

es f

or r

epea

t of

fens

es, r

angi

ng fr

om u

p to

six

mon

ths

in ja

il an

d a

fie

for

a fi

rst

offe

nse

to o

ne to

fiv

e ye

ars

for

a th

ird

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

. In

ad

diti

on, a

fir

st o

ffen

se is

pun

isha

ble

by o

ne to

fiv

e ye

ars

if t

he

offe

nder

has

a p

rior

fel

ony

conv

icti

on.

Wea

pons

off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s fo

r es

cala

ting

pen

alti

es f

or r

epea

t of

fens

es o

f us

ing

a de

adly

wea

pon

to c

omm

it a

fel

ony

in a

ddit

ion

to

the

pena

lty

for

the

felo

ny, r

angi

ng f

rom

a m

anda

tory

min

imum

pri

son

term

of

thre

e ye

ars

wit

hout

pro

bati

on f

or a

fir

st o

ffen

se u

p to

a

man

dato

ry m

inim

um o

f 10

yea

rs w

ithou

t par

ole

for

a th

ird

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se.

Dom

estic

abu

se.

Prov

ides

for

pen

alti

es o

f a

Fie

and

up

to s

ix m

onth

s in

jail

for

a fi

rst o

r se

cond

off

ense

and

for

a f

ine

of u

p to

$50

,000

and

up

to f

ive

year

s in

pri

son

for

a th

ird

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

.

Off

ense

s ag

ains

t chi

ldre

n. P

rovi

des

for

a fi

ne o

f up

to $

500

and

up to

si

x m

onth

s in

jail

for

a fi

rst

offe

nse

and

for

a fi

ne o

f $1

,000

and

up

to

six

mon

ths

in ja

il f

or a

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

.

Ille

gal

poss

essi

on o

f Ii

quor

. P

rovi

des

for

esca

lati

ng p

enal

ties

for

re

peat

off

ense

s, ra

ngin

g fr

om fin

es o

f $5

0 fo

r a

firs

t off

ense

up

to

$200

for

a th

ird

offe

nse

and

$300

plu

s si

x m

onth

s in

jail

for

a fo

urth

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se.

Poss

essi

on o

f sa

wed

-off

fir

earm

. F

irst

off

ense

-$2

00 -

$500

fin

e pl

us

five

day

s to

six

mon

ths

in ja

il, o

r bo

th;

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

(o

r an

y pr

ior

felo

ny)

up t

o $1

,000

fin

e or

up

to f

ive

year

s. o

r bo

th.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Pro

vide

s fo

r su

bsta

ntia

lly

enha

nced

pen

alti

es,

up t

o 20

ye

ars

to l

ife,

for

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

s.

Sen

tenc

ing

crit

eria

. P

rovi

des

that

cri

min

al s

ente

nces

sha

ll r

efle

ct t

he

crim

inal

his

tory

of

the

offe

nder

and

tha

t per

sons

who

hab

itua

lly

viol

ate

the

law

sha

ll b

e re

mov

ed f

rom

soc

iety

for

lon

g te

rms.

Per

sist

ent d

ange

rous

wea

pons

off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s fo

r es

cala

ting

pe

nalt

ies

for

repe

at o

ffen

ses (to

be a

dded

to t

he s

ente

nce

for

the

unde

rlyi

ng c

rim

e) o

f fr

om tw

o to

10

year

s fo

r a

fust

dan

gero

us

wea

pons

off

ense

to f

our

to 2

0 ye

ars

for

a se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se.

Cap

ital

off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s th

at a

ggra

vati

ng f

acto

rs ju

stif

ying

the

de

ath

pena

lty

shal

l in

clud

e pr

ior

conv

icti

ons

for

a de

libe

rate

hom

icid

e.

Cap

ital

off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s th

at a

ggra

vati

ng f

acto

rs ju

stif

ying

the

de

ath

pena

lty

shal

l in

clud

e pr

ior

conv

icti

ons

for

mur

der,

vio

lent

of

fens

es o

r se

riou

s as

saul

tive

or

terr

oriz

ing

acti

vity

.

Use

of

expl

osiv

es in

com

mis

sion

of

a fe

lony

. F

irst

off

ense

-m

anda

tory

one

to 1

0 ye

ars

and

a fi

ne o

f up

to

$10,

000;

se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se -

man

dato

ry tw

o to

20

year

s.

Por

nogr

aphy

. F

irst

off

ense

is a

mis

dem

eano

r; s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent

offe

nse

-one

to s

ix y

ears

plu

s fi

ne o

f up

to

$5,0

00.

30

Tab

le 4

St

atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Tabl

e 4

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s pr

ovid

ing

for

enha

nced

sen

tenc

es f

or o

ffend

ers

with

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns

(Not

e: S

tate

s w

hich

do

not h

ve

skat

utes

prov

ilng

for

enha

nced

sen

tenc

es fo

r o

fled

rx m

lhpr

ior

conv

ictio

nr a

re o

mM

Itcd

fromthe table.)

-S

tate

Nev

ada

(con

t.)

New

Ham

pshi

re

New

Jer

sey

New

Mex

ico

Cit

atio

n

200.

030,

.0

33

205.

060,

06

7

205.

130

453.

316

et s

eq.

651:

6

318-

B:2

6

2C:4

4-1

2C:4

4-3

2C:2

0- 1

1

2C:1

4-6

2C:4

3-6(

c)

NJ2

C:4

3-6(

e)

2C:4

3-6(

f)

31-1

8-17

31-1

8-16

31-2

0A-5

. -6

66-8

-102

Cri

m.

Proc

. L

aw Q 4

00.1

5.

.40

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovl

slon

(S

tatu

tory

prov

isio

ns w

e a

du

d

or p

arap

knw

ed.)

Cap

ital

off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s th

at a

ggra

vati

ng f

acto

rs ju

stif

ying

the

de

ath

pena

lty s

hall

inc

lude

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns f

or m

urde

r or

vio

lent

fe

loni

es.

Bur

glar

y. i

nvas

ion

of h

ome.

P

rovi

des

for

man

dato

ry s

ente

nces

w

ithou

t pro

bati

on f

or s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

ders

.

Bad

che

cks.

F

irst

and

sec

ond

offe

nses

are

mis

dem

eano

rs if

am

ount

is

unde

r $2

50.

Thi

rd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

s ar

e fe

loni

es, p

unis

habl

e by

on

e to

10

year

s an

d up

to

$10,

000

fine

.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Pro

vide

s fo

r es

cala

ting

pen

alti

es f

or r

epea

t of

fens

es.

up to

lif

e in

pri

son

and

a $2

0.00

0 fi

ne.

Prov

ides

for

ext

ende

d pr

ison

term

s, d

epen

diig

upo

n th

e se

riou

snes

s of

-t

he c

rim

e, i

f th

e of

fend

er h

as t

wo

or m

ore

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed p

enal

ties

for

rep

eat o

ffen

ders

. de

pend

ing

on th

e se

riou

snes

s of

the

off

ense

.

Sen

tenc

ing

crit

eria

. P

rovi

des

that

agg

rava

ting

cir

cum

stan

ces

shal

l in

clud

e th

e of

fend

er's

prio

r cr

imin

al re

cord

.

Enh

ance

d te

rms

of i

mpr

ison

men

t. P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

term

s fo

r pe

rsis

tent

off

ende

rs (

two

or m

ore

prio

r co

nvic

tion

s an

d la

test

is

wit

hin

10 y

ears

), p

rofe

ssio

nal

crim

inal

s (h

as d

evot

ed h

imse

lf t

o cr

imin

al

acti

vity

as

a li

veli

hood

) an

d pe

rson

s w

ith p

rior

con

vict

ions

inv

olvi

ng

the

use

of f

irea

rms.

Sho

plif

ting

. P

rovi

des

for

esca

lati

ng f

ines

for

rep

eat

offe

nses

and

for

a

man

dato

ry m

inim

jail

term

of

30 d

ays

for

a th

ird

or s

ubse

quen

t of

fens

e.

Sex

offe

nses

. Pr

ovid

es f

or a

man

dato

ry m

inim

um ja

il te

rm o

f fi

ve

year

s w

ithou

t par

ole

for

a se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se.

Use

of

fire

arm

in f

elon

y. P

rovi

des

for m

anda

tory

ext

ende

d te

rm f

or a

pe

rson

con

vict

ed f

or t

he s

econ

d tim

e of

usi

ng o

r po

sses

sing

a f

iiea

rrn

duri

ng t

he c

omm

issi

on o

f a

felo

ny.

Tax

viol

atio

ns.

Pro

vide

s fo

r m

anda

tory

pri

son

term

for

thi

rd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Prov

ides

for

ext

ende

d te

rm o

f im

pris

onm

ent f

or s

econ

d

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

.

Rep

eat

felo

ny o

ffen

ders

. P

rovi

des

for

addi

tion

al s

ente

nces

for

felo

ny

offe

nder

s w

ith p

rior

fel

ony

conv

icti

ons,

ran

ging

fro

m o

ne a

ddit

iona

l ye

ar f

or a

sin

gle

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ion

to e

ight

add

itio

nal y

ears

for

th

ree

or m

ore

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

.

Fire

arm

s of

fens

es.

Pro

vide

s fo

r ad

diti

onal

sen

tenc

es fo

r us

e of

fii

earm

in

com

mis

sion

of

felo

ny:

one

addi

tion

al y

ear

for

a fi

rst o

ffen

se a

nd

thre

e ad

diti

onal

yea

rs f

or a

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

.

Cap

ital

off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s th

at a

ggra

vati

ng f

acto

rs ju

stif

ying

dea

th

pena

lty s

hall

inc

lude

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns a

nd l

ack

of a

pri

or r

ecor

d sh

all

be a

mit

igat

ing

fact

or.

DU

I. P

rovi

des

for

esca

lati

ng p

enal

ties

for

rep

eat o

ffen

ses

up to

a

man

dato

ry s

ix-m

onth

jail

term

for

a f

ourt

h or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se.

Set

s ou

t pro

cedu

re fo

r de

term

inin

g w

heth

er a

n of

fend

er h

as a

pri

or

conv

ictio

n:

requ

ires

pro

secu

tor

to f

ile

a st

atem

ent p

rior

to

sent

enci

ng.,

New

Yor

k

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n T

able

4

3 1

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e 4

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s pr

ovid

ing

for

enha

nced

sen

tenc

es fo

r of

fend

ers

with

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns

(Nor

a: S

tatw

whi

ch d

o no

t hav

e st

atut

es p

rovi

ding

for

enha

nced

sen

tenc

ar fo

r of

fend

ers w

ith p

rior

con

vict

ions

are

om

iftc

dfro

m the

rrrblc

.)

Sta

te

New

Yor

k (w

nt.)

Nor

th C

arol

ina

Nor

th D

akot

a

Ohi

o

Okl

ahom

a

Ore

gon

Pen

nsyl

vani

a

Cit

atio

n

Pen.

Law

8 7

0.04

14-2

-2

14-3

26.1

15A

-134

0.4

12.1

-32-

04

12.1

-32-

09

2929

.1 1

et

seq.

21-7

01.1

2

21-5

1

21-5

2

21-1

731

163.

095

Or.

Adm

in. R

ules

253

-02-

001

et s

eq.

42-9

714

42-9

715

42-9

721

35-7

80-1

13(b

), (c

)

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(Statutory

pmvi

sion

x ar

e sw

mm

ize

dor

para

phra

red.

)

Req

uire

s in

dete

rmin

ate

sent

ence

of

impr

ison

men

t fo

r se

cond

vio

lent

fe

lony

off

ende

rs.

Use

of

dead

ly w

eapo

n in

fel

ony.

P

rovi

des

for

an a

ddit

iona

l sen

tenc

e fo

r a

seco

nd o

ffen

se (t

o be

ser

ved

conc

urre

ntly

with

the

sen

tenc

e fo

r th

e ne

w o

ffen

se) o

f at

leas

t 14

yea

rs, s

even

of

whi

ch m

ust b

e se

rved

.

Non

supp

ort o

f pa

rent

. F

irst

off

ense

-up

to

six

mon

ths

and

$500

Fie

, or

bot

h, s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se -

up to

tw

o ye

ars

or a

fin

e, o

r bo

th.

Sen

tenc

ing

crit

eria

. P

rovi

des

that

agg

rava

ting

fac

tors

aff

ecti

ng

sent

enci

ng o

f de

sign

ated

fel

ons

shal

l in

clud

e pr

ior

crim

inal

rec

ord

for

offe

nses

pun

isha

ble

by o

ver

60 d

ays

in j

ail.

Sen

tenc

ing

crit

eria

. P

rovi

des

that

pre

senc

e or

abs

ence

of

prio

r cr

imin

al re

cord

sha

ll b

e a

fact

or a

ffec

ting

dec

isio

n to

sen

tenc

e an

of

fend

er t

o im

pris

onm

ent.

Dan

gero

us s

peci

al o

ffen

ders

. P

rovi

des

for

exte

nded

sen

tenc

es if

of

fend

er i

s a

prof

essi

onal

cri

min

al o

r ha

s at

leas

t tw

o pr

ior

conv

icti

ons

for

desi

gnat

ed o

ffen

ses.

Sen

tenc

ing

crit

eria

. P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

pen

alti

es f

or r

epea

t or

da

nger

ous

offe

nder

s.

Cap

ital

off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s th

at a

ggra

vati

ng f

acto

rs ju

stif

ying

the

de

ath

pena

lty

shal

l in

clud

e pr

ior

conv

icti

ons

for

viol

ent

felo

nies

.

Rep

eat f

elon

y of

fend

ers.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed p

enal

ties

for

rep

eat

offe

nder

s de

pend

ing

upon

the

num

ber

and

seri

ousn

ess

of p

rior

co

nvic

tion

s; a

nd p

rovi

des

for

a m

anda

tory

min

imum

20-

year

sen

tenc

e fo

r pe

rson

s co

nvic

ted

of a

thi

rd o

r su

bseq

uent

fel

ony

offe

nse

wit

hin

10

year

s.

Lar

ceny

. P

rovi

des

that

a p

erso

n co

nvic

ted

of a

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t la

rcen

y of

fens

e sh

all b

e se

nten

ced

to u

p to

fiv

e ye

ars;

and

tha

t an

y pe

rson

con

vict

ed o

f la

rcen

y or

of

any

atte

mpt

ed c

rim

e w

ho i

s su

bseq

uent

ly c

onvi

cted

of

any

othe

r of

fens

e sh

all r

ecei

ve a

n en

hanc

ed

sent

ence

d de

pend

ing

upon

the

ser

ious

ness

of

the

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se.

Sho

plif

ting

. P

rovi

des

for

esca

lati

ng p

enal

ties

for

rep

eat

offe

nses

, up

to t

wo

to f

ive

year

s fo

r th

ird

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

.

Mur

der.

P

rovi

des

that

agg

rava

ting

fac

tors

aff

ecti

ng s

ente

nce

shal

l in

clud

e pr

ior

conv

icti

ons

for

mur

der.

Sen

tenc

ing

guid

elin

es.

Rep

eat f

elon

y of

fend

ers.

P

rovi

des

for

man

dato

ry m

inim

um s

ente

nce

of

five

yea

rs f

or p

erso

ns c

onvi

cted

of

enum

erat

ed s

erio

us o

ffen

ses

who

ha

ve a

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

n fo

r a

viol

ent

felo

ny w

ithi

n se

ven

year

s.

Mur

der.

Pr

ovid

es f

or a

man

dato

ry l

ife

sent

ence

for m

urde

r in

the

thir

d de

gree

if t

he o

ffen

der

has

a pr

ior

conv

icti

on fo

r m

urde

r or

vol

unta

ry

man

slau

ghte

r.

Sen

tenc

ing

Gui

deli

nes.

S

ets

out

sent

enci

ng g

uide

line

s th

at t

ake

into

co

nsid

erat

ion

the

seri

ousn

ess

of t

he i

nsta

nt o

ffen

se a

nd t

he o

ffen

der's

pr

ior

crim

inal

rec

ord.

D

rug

offe

nses

. P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

pen

alti

es f

or r

epea

t of

fens

es, u

p to

thr

ee y

ears

and

a $

25,0

00 fi

ne.

32

Tab

le4

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng t

he U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d in

form

atio

n

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e 4

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s pr

ovid

ing

for

enha

nced

sen

tenc

es fo

r of

fend

ers

with

prl

or c

onvl

ctlo

ns

(Not

e: S

tate

s whi

ch d

o n

ot ha

ve st

acut

espr

ovid

ing f

or e

nhan

ced

sent

ence

s for

off

ende

r8 m

mthp

rior

con

vict

ioiw

are

om

itted

from

the

tabk

.)

Sta

te

Clta

tlon

Puer

to R

ico

33-3

301.

330

2

Rho

de I

slan

d 21

-28-

4.01

et

seq.

12-1

3-1.

2

Sou

th C

arol

ina

16-1

3-50

16-1

3-65

, 66

16-1

5-11

0

16-1

3-11

0

44-5

3-37

0 S

outh

Dak

ota

22-7

-7 e

t se

q.

23 A

-27 A

- 1

Ten

ness

ee

39-1

3-20

4

40-3

5-10

6

40-3

5-10

7

40-3

5-11

4

40-3

5-20

2

Tex

as

Pen

. C

ode

8 12

.42

- --

Pen.

Cod

e 8

12.4

3

Uta

h 76

-5-2

02

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovl

slon

(S

tab*

oryp

rovi

xioi

w are

wm

~n

'ze

dorpw

aphr

cucd

)

Rep

eat f

elon

y of

fend

ers.

P

rovi

des

that

sen

tenc

es s

hall

be

incr

ease

d by

ha

lf fo

r pr

ior

felo

nies

with

in 1

0 ye

ars

(15

year

s if

the

prio

r of

fens

e w

as t

he s

ame

offe

nse

as t

he n

ew o

ffen

se).

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed p

enal

ties

for

repe

at o

ffen

ses

of

up t

o do

uble

the

norm

al p

enal

ty.

Off

ense

com

mitt

ed w

hile

on

rele

ase.

P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

pen

altie

s fo

r of

fens

es c

omm

itted

whi

le o

n ba

il (u

p to

10

year

s fo

r a

felo

ny a

nd

one

year

for

a m

isde

mea

nor)

.

Ste

alin

g liv

esto

ck.

Pro

vide

s fo

r es

cala

ting

pena

lties

for

rep

eat

offe

nses

, up

to f

ive

to 2

5 ye

ars

for

a th

ird

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

.

Ste

alin

g fr

om a

quac

ultu

re o

pera

tions

. P

rovi

des

for

esca

latin

g pe

nalti

es f

or r

epea

t off

ense

s. u

p to

a $

5.00

0 fi

ne a

nd s

ix m

onth

s to

tw

o ye

ars

for

a th

ird

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

.

Pro

stitu

tion.

P

rovi

des

for

esca

latin

g pe

nalti

es f

or r

epea

t of

fens

es, u

p to

a $

3,00

0 fi

ne o

r a

year

in

jail,

or

both

, fo

r a

thir

d or

sub

sequ

ent

offe

nse.

Sho

plif

ting.

P

rovi

des

for

esca

latin

g pe

nalti

es f

or r

epea

t of

fens

es, u

p to

one

to f

ive

year

s fo

r a

thir

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se.

Dru

~off

ense

s.

Pro

vide

s fo

r es

cala

ting

pena

lties

for

rep

eat

offe

nses

.

Rep

eat o

ffen

ders

. P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

pen

altie

s fo

r re

peat

fel

ony

conv

ictio

ns d

epen

ding

on

the

num

ber

and

seri

ousn

ess

of p

rior

of

fens

es.

Cap

ital

offe

nses

. P

rovi

des

that

agg

rava

ting

fact

ors

just

ifyi

ng t

he

deat

h pe

nalty

sha

ll in

clud

e pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns o

r pr

ior

conv

ictio

ns f

or s

erio

us a

ssau

ltive

cri

mes

.

Mur

der.

Pro

vide

s th

at a

ggra

vatin

g ci

rcum

stan

ces j

ustif

ying

the

dea

th

pena

lty s

hall

inc

lude

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns f

or v

iole

nt f

elon

ies.

Mul

tiple

off

ende

rs.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed s

ente

nces

for

per

sons

with

pr

ior

conv

ictio

ns, d

epen

ding

on

the

seri

ousn

ess

of t

he p

rese

nt o

ffen

se

and

the

num

ber

and

seri

ousn

ess o

f pr

ior

offe

nses

.

Per

sist

ent o

ffen

ders

. P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

sen

tenc

es f

or p

erso

ns w

ith

two

or m

ore

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

, dep

endi

ng o

n th

e se

riou

snes

s of

th

e pr

esen

t off

ense

and

the

num

ber

and

seri

ousn

ess

of t

he p

rior

of

fens

es.

Sen

tenc

ing

crite

ria.

P

rovi

des

that

fac

tors

sup

port

ing

enha

nced

se

nten

ces

shal

l in

clud

e pr

ior

wnv

icti

ons.

Cha

rgin

g re

peat

off

ende

rs.

Pro

vide

s th

at t

he p

rose

cuto

r m

ust

fie

a

stat

emen

t of

inte

nt to

see

k an

enh

ance

d se

nten

ce a

t le

ast

10 d

ays

befo

re t

rial

.

Rep

eat f

elon

y of

fend

ers.

P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

term

s fo

r re

peat

fel

ony

offe

nder

s de

pend

ing

on t

he s

erio

usne

ss o

f th

e pr

esen

t off

ense

and

the

nu

mbe

r an

d se

riou

snes

s of

pri

or o

ffen

ses.

Rep

eat m

isde

mea

nor

offe

nder

s. P

rovi

des

for

enha

nced

sen

tenc

es b

ased

up

on th

e se

riou

snes

s of

the

pres

ent o

ffen

se a

nd t

he n

umbe

r an

d se

riou

snes

s of

pri

or o

ffen

ses.

Mur

der.

Cri

min

al h

omic

ide

is m

urde

r in

the

fir

st d

egre

e if

, am

ong

othe

r th

ings

, th

e of

fend

er h

as p

revi

ousl

y be

en c

onvi

cted

of

mur

der

or a

vi

olen

t fe

lony

.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d I@

orm

atio

n T

able

4

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e 4

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s pr

ovld

lng

for

enha

nced

sen

tenc

es fo

r of

fend

ers

wlth

prl

or c

onvl

ctlo

ns

(No&

: States w

hich

do

not h

ave xtatucw

prm

idng

for

enh

ance

d xcrrtencufo

r of

fend

er8

with

pri

or c

onvi

caio

~are

the W

.)

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rtfr

dfro

m

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te

Uta

h (c

ont.)

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mon

t

Vir

gin

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nds

Vir

gini

a

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hing

ton

Wes

t V

irgi

nia

Wis

cons

in

Clt

atlo

n

76-3

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76-3

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028

13-2

311(

a)

13-2

577

13-2

825

18-4

230(

a)(l

)

18-4

238

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04 e

t se

q.

19.2

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18.2

-248

18.2

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1

9.94

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10 e

t se

q.

69.5

0.40

8

69.5

0.41

0

61-8

-4

60A

-4-4

07,

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011

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovl

slon

(Statutory

pmvi

Pior

u are

mm

mu

ked

or pc

rrap

hmse

d)

Rep

eat s

ex o

ffen

ders

. Pr

ovid

es f

or a

n ad

ditio

nal t

hree

yea

r te

rm (

to b

e

serv

ed c

onse

cutiv

ely)

for

each

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

n fo

r a

felo

ny s

exua

l of

fens

e.

Hab

itual

sex

off

ende

rs.

Prov

ides

for

lif

e w

ithou

t par

ole

for

thir

d or

su

bseq

uent

fel

ony

sex

offe

nse.

Ass

ault

on a

pol

ice

offi

cer.

Fir

st o

ffen

se -

30 d

ays

to o

ne y

ear;

sec

ond

or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se -

two

to 1

0 ye

ars.

Agg

rava

ted

mur

der.

Prov

ides

that

mur

der

shal

l be

aggr

avat

ed if

, am

ong

ot

her

thin

gs,

the

offe

nder

has

a p

rior

con

vict

ion

for

mur

der.

Sho

plif

ting

of p

rope

rty

of $

100

valu

e or

les

s. F

irst

off

ense

-fi

ne o

f up

to

$300

or

up t

o si

x m

onth

s in

jail,

or both;

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

of

fens

e -F

ie u

p to

$50

0 or

up

to t

wo

year

s in

jail,

or

both

. Se

xual

exp

loita

tion

of c

hild

ren.

F

ist

offe

nse

-fie

up t

o $2

0,00

0 an

d

up to

10

year

s in

pri

son;

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

-fie

up t

o

$50,

000

and

one

to 1

5 ye

ars

in p

riso

n.

Poss

essi

on o

f m

ariju

ana.

F

ist

offe

nse

-up

to $

500

Fie

or

six

mon

ths

in

jai

l or

both,

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

-up

to $

2,00

0 F

ie o

r up

to

tw

o ye

ars

in p

riso

n, o

r bo

th.

Rep

eat d

rug

offe

nses

. Pr

ovid

es f

or p

enal

ties

of u

p to

twic

e th

e no

rmal

pe

nalt

ies.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Prov

ides

for

esc

alat

ing

pena

lties

for

rep

eat

offe

nses

. up

to 1

0 ye

ars

in p

riso

n an

d a

$60,

000

Fie

.

Lar

ceny

. Pr

ovid

es f

or a

pen

alty

of

30-6

0 da

ys f

or a

sec

ond

offe

nse

and

pu

nish

men

t as

a cl

ass

6 fe

lon

for

a th

ird

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ense

.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Prov

ides

for

fiv

e to

40

year

s pl

us a

$10

0,00

0 F

ie fo

r a

fi

rst o

ffen

se a

nd f

ive

year

s to

lif

e pl

us a

$10

0,00

0 F

ie fo

r a

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

.

Use

of

Fuea

rm i

n fe

lony

. F

irst

off

ense

-m

anda

tory

two

year

term

; se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

se -

man

dato

ry fo

ur y

ear

term

.

Sent

enci

ng G

uide

lines

. Pr

ovid

es f

or r

ecom

men

ded

sent

ence

s bas

ed o

n

the

seri

ousn

ess o

f th

e of

fens

e an

d th

e nu

mbe

r an

d se

riou

snes

s of

pri

or

offe

nses

.

Dru

g of

fens

es:

dktr

ibut

ion

to a

min

or.

Pro

vide

s fo

r a

pena

lty o

f tw

ice

th

e no

rmal

pen

alty

for

a s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

se.

Dru

g tr

affi

ckin

g.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d pe

nalti

es (

up to

a m

anda

tory

10

yea

rs i

n pr

ison

) fo

r se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ses.

Lew

d an

d la

sciv

ious

coh

abita

tion.

Fir

st o

ffen

se -

up t

o $5

0 F

ie a

nd/o

r si

x m

onth

s in

jail;

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

-six

mon

ths

to 1

2

mon

ths.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Prov

ides

for

con

ditio

nal d

isch

arge

for

cer

tain

fir

st

offe

nses

for

mar

ijuan

a po

sses

sion

and

for

term

s of

up

to tw

ice

the

usua

l te

rm f

or s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

ses.

Sent

enci

ng g

uide

lines

. P

rovi

des

for

prom

ulga

tion

of s

ente

ncin

g

guid

elin

es th

at,

amon

g ot

her

thin

gs,

incl

ude

cons

ider

atio

n of

of

fend

ers'

prio

r cr

imin

al h

isto

ries

.

34

Tab

le 4

St

atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Tabl

e 4

(co

nt.)

S

tatu

tes

prov

idin

g fo

r en

hanc

ed s

ente

nces

for

offe

nder

s w

ith p

rio

r co

nvic

tions

(N

ote:

Sta

tes

whi

ch d

o n

ot ha

ve s

tahd

expr

ovid

ng fo

r en

knce

d se

nten

ces f

or o

ffen

ders

w't

hpr

ior

conv

ictio

ns a

re o

mitt

edfr

om th

e tn

bk.)

Sta

te

Cit

atio

n

Wis

cons

in (

cont

.)

939.

62

939.

621

973.

12

346.

62,

64.

65

161.

47,

48

939.

63(2

)

Wyo

min

g 6-

2-10

2

6-2-

306

35-7

-103

7,

1038

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovl

sio

n

(Sta

tuto

ry pm

viri

onr

me

sum

man

ad o

rpar

aphr

med

.)

Rep

eat o

ffen

ders

. Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed s

ente

nces

bas

ed u

pon

the

num

ber

and

seri

ousn

ess

of p

rior

con

vict

ions

and

the

per

iod

duri

ng

whi

ch th

ey w

ere

com

mitt

ed.

Dom

estic

abu

se.

Pro

vide

s fo

r th

e pe

nalty

to

be e

nhan

ced

by u

p to

two

year

s if

the

off

ende

r has

a p

rior

arr

est f

or d

omes

tic

abus

e w

ithi

n 24

ho

urs.

Rep

eat o

ffen

ders

. S

ets

out p

roce

dure

s fo

r al

legi

ng a

nd p

rovi

ng p

rior

co

nvic

tion

s fo

r en

hanc

emen

t pu

rpos

es.

DU

I an

d re

ckle

ss d

rivi

ng.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed T

ies

and

jail

term

s fo

r se

cond

and

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

ses

with

in s

peci

fied

per

iods

.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Pro

vide

s fo

r co

ndit

iona

l dis

char

ge fo

r fi

rst

offe

nse

for

poss

essi

on; a

nd p

rovi

des

for

puni

shm

ent o

f se

cond

and

sub

sequ

ent

offe

nses

by

impo

siti

on o

f up

to

twic

e th

e us

ual

pena

ltie

s.

Dan

gero

us w

eapo

ns.

Pro

vide

s fo

r pr

esum

ptiv

e te

rms

of i

mpr

ison

men

t of

fiv

e ye

ars

for

the

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

of

usin

g a

dang

erou

s w

eapo

n in

the

com

mis

sion

of

a fe

lony

.

Mur

der.

P

rovi

des

that

agg

rava

ting

fact

ors

just

ifyi

ng t

he d

eath

pen

alty

sh

all

incl

ude

any

prio

r co

nvic

tion

s fo

r m

urde

r or

vio

lent

fel

onie

s.

Sexu

al a

ssau

lt

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed p

unis

hmen

t for

rep

eat o

ffen

ders

, ba

sed

upon

the

leve

l of

ser

ious

ness

of

the

offe

nse.

Dru

g of

fens

es.

Pro

vide

s fo

r co

ndit

iona

l dis

char

ge o

f so

me

firs

t of

fend

ers

char

ged

with

pos

sess

ion;

and

pro

vide

s fo

r pu

nish

men

t of

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ense

s by

up

to t

wic

e th

e us

ual p

enal

ty.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n T

able

4

35

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Tabi

e 5

S

tatu

tes

auth

oriz

lng

sent

enci

ng o

f pe

rsis

tent

rec

idiv

ists

to

enha

nced

term

s as

car

eer

crim

inal

s or

hab

itual

cri

min

als

(N

ou: States

whi

ch d

o no

t ha

ve s

tatu

te8

auth

oriz

ing

sent

enci

ng o

f pcr

sirt

cnl

Sta

te

cita

tio

n

Uni

ted

Sta

tes(

Fede

ral)

28 U

.S.C

. QQ

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(h)

Sent

enci

ng G

uide

lines

Q

4B

l.l

Ala

bam

a 13

A-5

-9

13A

-12-

231

32-5

A-1

91

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ska

12.5

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5

Ari

zona

13

-604

13-6

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Ark

ansa

s 5-

4-50

1

16-9

0-20

2

Cal

ifor

nia

Pen.

Cod

e 66

7.7

Col

orad

o 16

-13-

101

Con

nect

icut

5

3 a-

40

reci

divi

sts

to e

nkrn

ced

tarm

a ru

car

eer o

r iw

bitu

al c

rim

i~lr

are

omitt

edfr

om the

tabl

e.)

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(Statutory

prov

isio

ns are s

um

ad

ud

or p

arap

hmrc

d.)

Prov

ides

tha

t se

nten

cing

gui

delin

es s

hall

ensu

re s

ubst

antia

l pr

ison

te

rms

for p

erso

ns w

ho c

omm

it cr

imes

of

viol

ence

and

hav

e tw

o or

m

ore

prev

ious

fel

ony

conv

ictio

ns f

or c

rim

es o

f vi

olen

ce o

r se

riou

s dr

ug o

ffen

ses.

Prov

ides

for

sen

tenc

ing

of c

aree

x of

fend

ers

(as

defi

ned

abov

e) a

t the

m

axim

um c

rim

inal

his

tory

cat

egor

y le

vel,

whi

ch s

ubst

antia

lly

incr

ease

s th

e m

axim

um a

nd m

inim

um s

ente

nces

.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d pu

nish

men

t for

per

sons

who

com

mit

felo

nies

af

ter

com

mitt

ing

prio

r fe

loni

es, r

angi

ng f

rom

one

gra

de le

vel

enha

ncem

ent f

or p

erso

ns w

ho h

ave

one

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ion

to l

ife

impr

ison

men

t with

out p

arol

e fo

r pe

rson

s w

ho h

ave

thre

e pr

ior

felo

nies

and

com

mit

anot

her

clas

s A

fel

ony.

Prov

ides

for

sen

tenc

ing

unde

r th

e re

cidi

vist

sta

tute

of

pers

ons

who

co

mm

it se

riou

s dr

ug o

ffen

ses

afte

r on

e or

mor

e pr

ior

felo

ny

conv

icti

ons.

Rep

eat D

UI

offe

nder

s. P

rovi

des

for

sent

enci

ng to

inc

reas

ingl

y en

hanc

ed f

ines

and

jail

term

s ba

sed

on n

umbe

r of

pri

or D

UI

conv

ictio

ns w

ithin

spe

cifi

ed t

ime

peri

ods.

Prov

ides

for

sha

rply

enh

ance

d se

nten

cing

for

agg

rava

ting

fact

ors,

in

clud

ing

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

or

repe

ated

off

ense

s si

mila

r to

the

in

stan

t of

fens

e.

Dan

gero

us a

nd re

petit

ive

offe

nder

s.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d se

nten

ces

for

repe

titiv

e of

fend

ers

up to

fiv

e tim

es th

e no

rmal

sen

tenc

e, w

ith

limite

d pa

role

elig

ibili

ty, b

ased

upo

n th

e se

riou

snes

s of

the

off

ense

ch

arge

d an

d th

e nu

mbe

r an

d se

riou

snes

s of

pri

or o

ffen

ses.

Dan

gero

us c

rim

es a

gain

st c

hild

ren.

Pr

ovid

es f

or e

nhan

ced

sent

ence

s,

up t

o lif

e im

pris

onm

ent w

ithou

t par

ole,

for

per

sons

who

com

mit

enum

erat

ed o

ffen

ses

agai

nst c

hild

ren

and

who

hav

e pr

ior

conv

ictio

ns

for

such

off

ense

s.

Prov

ides

for

sen

tenc

ing

of h

abitu

al o

ffen

ders

to e

nhan

ced

term

s, u

p to

lif

e im

pris

onm

ent f

or p

erso

ns w

ith f

our

or m

ore

prio

r fe

loni

es,

depe

ndin

g on

the

ser

ious

ness

of

the

pres

ent o

ffen

se a

nd th

e nu

mbe

r of

pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns.

Prov

ides

that

per

sons

who

com

mit

mur

der,

rape

, car

nal

abus

e or

ki

dnap

ping

and

who

hav

e tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior

conv

ictio

ns f

or a

ny s

uch

offe

nses

sha

ll be

dee

med

hab

itual

cri

min

als

and

sent

ence

d to

lif

e im

pris

onm

ent,

if t

he d

eath

pen

alty

doe

s no

t ap

ply.

Prov

ides

for

enha

nced

sen

tenc

es a

s ha

bitu

al o

ffen

ders

for

per

sons

who

co

mm

it vi

olen

t fel

onie

s an

d w

ho h

ave

serv

ed tw

o or

mor

e pr

evio

us

sent

ence

s fo

r vi

olen

t or

ser

ious

off

ense

s w

ithin

the

pre

viou

s 10

yea

rs.

Prov

ides

that

per

sons

con

vict

ed o

f fe

loni

es w

ho h

ave

prev

ious

ly b

een

conv

icte

d of

tw

o fe

loni

es w

ithin

the

pas

t 10

yea

rs o

r th

ree

felo

nies

at

any

time

shal

l be

adju

dged

to b

e ha

bitu

al o

ffen

ders

and

sen

tenc

ed to

25

-50

year

s (t

wo

prev

ious

fel

onie

s) o

r lif

e im

pris

onm

ent (

thre

e or

m

ore

prev

ious

fel

onie

s), i

f no

t se

nten

ced

to d

eath

.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d se

nten

ces

for

pers

iste

nt d

ange

rous

fel

ony

offe

nder

s, p

ersi

sten

t se

riou

s fe

lony

off

ende

rs,

pers

iste

nt l

arce

ny

offe

nder

s an

d pe

rsis

tent

fel

ony

offe

nder

s, d

epen

ding

on

the

offe

nse

char

ged

and

the

num

ber

and

natu

re o

f pr

ior

conv

ictio

ns a

nd s

ente

nces

.

36

Tabl

e 5

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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Tabi

e 5

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s au

thor

izin

g se

nten

cing

of

pers

iste

nt r

ecid

ivis

ts to

en

hanc

ed te

rms

as c

aree

r cr

imin

als

or h

abitu

al c

rim

inal

s

(Nou

: S

trtt

u w

hich

do

not h

ave

stat

utes

aut

hori

zing

sent

enci

ng o

fper

dk&

nt

Sta

te

Cit

atio

n

Del

awar

e 11

-421

4

Dis

tric

t of

Col

umbi

a 22

-104

a

Flor

ida

775.

084

et s

eq.

Geo

rgia

17

-10-

7(b)

Haw

aii

706-

606.

5

706-

661,

66

2

845-

1 et

seq

.

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o 19

-251

4

Illi

nois

38

-33B

-1

Indi

ana

35-5

0-2-

7.1,

-8

35-5

0-2-

10

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a 90

2.8,

9

Kan

sas

21-4

504

Ken

tuck

y 53

2.08

0

reci

dvir

tr to

enh

ance

d &mi#

rrr c

oner

or

habi

tual

cri

mia

ab o

n o

mitt

edfr

omth

e ta

ble.

)

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(S

tatu

tory

pm

viri

o~m

e su

mm

ariw

d or

par

aphr

ased

)

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d pe

nalti

es f

or p

erso

ns c

onvi

cted

for

the

thir

d tim

e of

enu

mer

ated

ser

ious

fel

onie

s (m

anda

tory

lie

impr

ison

men

t if

deat

h is

not

im

pose

d) o

r fo

r th

e fo

urth

tim

e of

any

fel

ony

offe

nse

(up

to l

ife

impr

ison

men

t).

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d se

nten

ces

up t

o li

fe im

pris

onm

ent f

or p

erso

ns

conv

icte

d fo

r th

e th

ird

time

of f

elon

y of

fens

es.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d pe

nalti

es (

up to

lif

e w

ithou

t par

ole)

for

hab

itual

fe

lony

off

ende

rs (

two

or m

ore

prev

ious

fel

onie

s) a

nd h

abitu

al v

iole

nt

felo

ny o

ffen

ders

(pr

evio

us v

iole

nt f

elon

y co

nvic

tion)

. R

equi

res

law

en

forc

emen

t age

ncie

s to

em

ploy

enh

ance

d la

w e

nfor

cem

ent

man

agem

ent e

ffor

ts a

nd r

esou

rces

for

inv

estig

atio

n, a

ppre

hens

ion

and

pros

ecut

ion

of c

aree

r cr

imin

als.

Prov

ides

that

per

sons

con

vict

ed o

f fo

urth

fel

ony

mus

t be

give

n m

axim

um term

and

cann

ot b

e pa

role

d.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d se

nten

ces

(up

to 3

0 ye

ars

impr

ison

men

t) fo

r pe

rson

s w

ith p

rior

fel

onie

s w

ithin

spe

cifi

ed p

erio

ds,

depe

ndin

g on

the

se

riou

snes

s of

the

char

ged

offe

nse

and

the

num

ber

of p

rior

fel

ony

conv

icti

ons.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d pe

nalti

es (

up to

lif

e) f

or p

ersi

sten

t off

ende

rs

(tw

o or

mor

e pr

evio

us f

elon

ies)

and

pro

fess

iona

l cr

imin

als.

Est

ablis

hes

a ca

reer

cri

min

al p

rose

cutio

n pr

ogra

m to

pro

vide

ad

ditio

nal f

inan

cial

and

tec

hnic

al r

esou

rces

for

the

pro

secu

tion

of

pers

ons

with

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns o

f de

sign

ated

typ

es w

ithin

spe

cifi

ed

peri

ods.

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry p

riso

n te

rms

of f

ive

year

s to

lif

e fo

r pe

rsis

tent

vi

olat

ors

-per

sons

who

hav

e th

ree

or m

ore

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns.

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry li

fe t

erm

s, i

f de

ath

pena

lty i

s no

t im

pose

d, f

or

pers

ons

who

com

mit

viol

ent o

ffen

ses

and

who

hav

e tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior

conv

ictio

ns f

or v

iole

nt o

ffen

ses

with

in 2

0 ye

ars.

Prov

ides

for

add

ing

eigh

t to

30

yea

rs t

o no

rmal

sen

tenc

es f

or h

abitu

al

felo

ny o

ffen

ders

who

hav

e tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns,

depe

ndin

g on

the

cri

me

char

ged,

the

natu

re o

f th

e pr

evio

us o

ffen

ses

and

the

time

peri

od d

urin

g w

hich

they

wer

e co

mm

itted

.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d te

rms

of t

hree

to e

ight

add

ition

al y

ears

for

ha

bitu

al d

rug

offe

nder

s -th

ose

with

two

or m

ore

drug

off

ense

co

nvic

tions

with

in s

peci

fied

per

iods

.

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry m

inim

um p

riso

n te

rms

for

pers

ons

conv

icte

d of

des

igna

ted

felo

nies

who

hav

e tw

o or

mor

e fe

lony

con

vict

ions

.

Prov

ides

for

sen

tenc

es o

f up

to tw

ice

the

pres

crib

ed m

inim

um a

nd

max

imum

sen

tenc

es fo

r pe

rson

s co

nvic

ted

for

the

seco

nd ti

me

for

a fe

lony

off

ense

and

for

up

to th

ree

times

the

pres

crib

ed m

inim

um a

nd

max

imum

for

per

sons

con

vict

ed o

f th

ree

or m

ore

felo

nies

.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d pr

ison

ter

ms

for

pers

iste

nt f

elon

y of

fend

ers

-th

ose

who

hav

e on

e or

mor

e pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns w

ithin

spe

cifi

ed

peri

ods.

Se

nten

ces r

ange

fro

m th

e ne

xt h

ighe

st d

egre

e of

off

ense

to

life,

dep

endi

ng o

n th

e se

riou

snes

s of

the

pre

sent

off

ense

and

the

nu

mbe

r of

pri

or f

elon

ies.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n T

able

5

37

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Tabl

e 5

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s au

thor

izin

g se

nten

cing

of

pers

iste

nt r

ecid

ivis

ts t

o

enha

nced

ter

ms

as c

aree

r cr

imin

ais

or

habi

tual

cri

min

als

(N

ote:

Sta

tar

whi

ch do

not

Sta

te

Lou

isia

na

Mai

ne

Mar

ylan

d

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Mic

higa

n

Min

neso

ta

Mis

siss

ippi

Mis

sour

i

Mon

tana

Neb

rask

a

have

stat

utes

aut

hori

zing

sent

enci

ng o

f

Cit

atio

n

15:529.1

29-2292

27-643B

279-25

66-40

769.10,11, 12

609.152

99-19-81

558.016, 019

558.018

46-18-501,503

29-2221

pers

iste

nt r

ecid

ivis

tx to

enh

ance

d te

rn ax

car

eer

or habirual

crim

innl

t me

omin

edfi

om th

e ta

ble.

)

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sio

n

(Sta

tuto

ry pm

visi

onr are

sum

mar

imd

orpa

raph

raxe

d.)

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d se

nten

ces

up to

lif

e w

itho

ut p

arol

e fo

r fe

lony

.

offe

nder

s w

ith p

rior

fel

ony

conv

icti

ons,

dep

endi

ng o

n th

e nu

mbe

r an

d na

ture

of

the

prio

r of

fens

es.

Hab

itua

l mot

or v

ehic

le o

ffen

ders

. P

rovi

des

for

revo

cati

on o

f li

cens

e fo

r pe

rson

s w

ith t

hree

or

mor

e se

riou

s vi

olat

ions

wit

hin

five

yea

rs.

Prov

ides

for

a m

anda

tory

ter

m o

f 25

year

s fo

r a

pers

on c

onvi

cted

of

a cr

ime

of v

iole

nce

who

has

tw

o pr

ior

conv

icti

ons

for

crim

es o

f vi

olen

ce a

nd w

ho h

as s

erve

d at

leas

t one

ter

m o

f im

pr&

onm

ent f

or

such

cri

mes

; and

for

a m

anda

tory

lif

e te

rm w

itho

ut p

arol

e fo

r a

pers

on

conv

icte

d of

a c

rim

e of

vio

lenc

e w

ho h

as s

erve

d th

ree

prio

r pr

ison

te

rms

afte

r co

nvic

tion

s fo

r cr

imes

of

viol

ence

.

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry m

axim

um p

riso

n te

rms

for

pers

ons

conv

icte

d of

fel

onie

s w

ho h

ave

been

con

vict

ed a

nd s

ente

nced

for

fel

onie

s at

leas

t tw

ice

befo

re.

Prov

ides

for

pri

son

term

s of

up

to 20

year

s fo

r ha

bitu

al la

rcen

y of

fend

ers.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed p

riso

n te

rms

up t

o li

fe i

mpr

ison

men

t for

fel

ony

offe

nder

s w

ho h

ave

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

, dep

endi

ng o

n th

e se

riou

snes

s of

the

new

off

ense

and

the

num

ber

of p

rior

fel

ony

conv

icti

ons.

Prov

ides

for

judg

es t

o de

part

fro

m s

ente

ncin

g gu

idel

ines

and

impo

se

aggr

avat

ed s

ente

nces

for

dang

erou

s of

fend

ers

(cha

rged

with

a v

iole

nt

crim

e an

d tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior

conv

icti

ons

for

viol

ent c

rim

es)

and

care

er

offe

nder

s (c

harg

ed w

ith a

vio

lent

cri

me

and

four

or

mor

e pr

ior

conv

icti

ons

for

viol

ent

crim

es).

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry p

riso

n te

rms

up t

o li

fe w

itho

ut p

arol

e fo

r pe

rson

s w

ho a

re c

onvi

cted

of

felo

nies

and

who

hav

e tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior

felo

ny w

nvic

tion

s fo

r w

hich

they

wer

e se

nten

ced

to p

riso

n te

rms

of a

ye

ar o

r m

ore.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d pr

ison

ter

ms

with

lim

ited

par

ole

elig

ibil

ity

for

felo

ny o

ffen

ders

who

are

adj

udge

d to

be

prio

r of

fend

ers

(one

pri

or

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

n), p

ersi

sten

t of

fend

ers

(tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior

felo

ny

conv

icti

ons)

, dan

gero

us o

ffen

ders

(ch

arge

d w

ith

a da

nger

ous

felo

ny

and

has

a pr

ior

conv

icti

on fo

r a

seri

ous

or d

ange

rous

fel

ony)

and

cla

ss

X o

ffen

ders

(th

ree

or m

ore

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

).

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry p

riso

n te

rms

of 30

year

s w

itho

ut p

arol

e or

pr

obat

ion

for

pers

ons

conv

icte

d of

enu

mer

ated

sex

ual

offe

nses

who

ha

ve o

ne o

r m

ore

prev

ious

con

vict

ions

for

suc

h of

fens

es.

Pro

vide

s fo

r se

nten

cing

of

pers

ons

char

ged

wit

h fe

loni

es w

ho h

ave

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

wit

hin

five

yea

rs a

s pe

rsis

tent

fel

ony

offe

nder

s.

Off

ende

rs re

ceiv

e m

anda

tory

min

imum

jail

ter

ms

that

ca

nnot

be

susp

ende

d, d

epen

ding

on

the

num

ber

of p

rior

fel

ony

conv

icti

ons.

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry m

inim

um te

rm o

f 10

year

s fo

r pe

rson

s co

nvic

ted

of f

elon

ies

who

hav

e tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior

conv

icti

ons

and

pris

on t

erm

s fo

r fe

loni

es.

38

Tab

le 5

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng t

he U

se o

f C

rim

i'nal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Tabl

e 5 (

cont

.)S

tatu

tes

auth

oriz

ing

sent

enci

ng o

f pe

rsis

tent

rec

ldlv

lsts

to

enha

nced

term

s as

car

eer

crim

inal

s or

hab

itual

crl

mln

als

((

Not

e: S

tate

a w

hich

do

not h

ave

stat

utes

aut

hori

zing

sen

tenc

ing

ofpe

rsis

tent

rec

idiv

ists

to e

nhan

ced

tenn

r as

care

er o

r ha

bitu

al c

rim

i~lsa

re o

mitt

edfr

om th

e ta

ble.

)

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(S

tatu

tory

prov

isio

m m

e su

mm

ariu

d or

pmap

hm

rrd.

)

Sta

te

Cita

tion

Nev

ada

207.010

New

Ham

pshi

re

159:3-a

New

Jer

sey

2c:44-3

New

Mex

ico

31-18-17

31-18-18

31-18-19

New

Yor

k C

r. P

roc.

Law

Ej 400.16;

Pen.

L

aw Ej

70.01.

Nor

th C

arol

ina

14-7.1

et seq.

Nor

th D

akot

a 12.1-32-09

Ohi

o 2950.99

Okl

ahom

a 21-51

Ore

gon

161.725

Pen

nsyl

vani

a 42-9721

Puer

to R

ico

33-3375

Rho

de I

slan

d 11-41-24

12-19-21

Sou

th C

arol

ina

17-25-45

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry p

riso

n te

rms

of 10

to 20

year

s fo

r pe

rson

s w

nvic

ted

of f

raud

, the

ft o

r an

y fe

lony

who

hav

e tw

o pr

ior

felo

ny

wnv

icti

ons

or t

hree

pri

or f

raud

or

larc

eny

conv

icti

ons,

and

lif

e fo

r pe

rson

s w

ith t

hree

pri

or f

elon

ies

or f

ive

prio

r fr

aud

or la

rcen

y co

nvic

tion

s.

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry p

riso

n te

rm o

f 10

to 4

0 ye

ars

for

arm

ed c

aree

r cr

imin

als,

per

sons

who

hav

e th

ree

or m

ore

viol

ent

dang

erou

s fe

lony

co

nvic

tion

s an

d w

ho a

re c

onvi

cted

of

owni

ng o

r po

sses

sing

a f

irea

rm.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d se

nten

ces

for

pers

iste

nt o

ffen

ders

(tw

o pr

ior

wnv

icti

ons,

at

leas

t one

with

in 10

year

s) a

nd p

erso

ns w

ho h

ave

at

leas

t one

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

n fo

r a

felo

ny c

omm

itte

d w

ith a

fir

earm

.

Prov

ides

for

fel

ony

sent

ence

s to

be

incr

ease

d by

one

yea

r fo

r on

e pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

n, b

y fo

ur y

ears

for

tw

o pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns, a

nd

by e

ight

yea

rs f

or t

hree

or

mor

e pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns.

Req

uire

s la

w e

nfor

cem

ent o

ffic

ials

to r

epor

t to

the

dist

rict

atto

rney

if

they

kno

w t

hat

a w

nvic

ted

pers

on i

s a

habi

tual

off

ende

r.

Req

uire

s di

stri

ct a

ttorn

ey t

o fi

le i

nfor

mat

ion

if h

e le

arns

that

a

conv

icte

d pe

rson

is

a ha

bitu

al c

rim

inal

.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed s

ente

nces

for

per

sist

ent

viol

ent

felo

ny

offe

nder

s -p

erso

ns c

onvi

cted

of

a vi

olen

t fe

lony

who

hav

e tw

o or

m

ore

prev

ious

con

vict

ions

for

vio

lent

fel

onie

s.

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry p

riso

n te

rms

of a

t le

ast 14

year

s fo

r pe

rson

s co

nvic

ted

of f

elon

y of

fens

es w

ho h

ave

thre

e o

r m

ore

prio

r fe

lony

co

nvic

tion

s.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d pr

ison

term

s of

10

year

s to

lif

e fo

r da

nger

ous

spec

ial o

ffen

ders

-th

ose

who

hav

e tw

o pr

ior

conv

icti

ons

for

clas

s B

or

abov

e fe

loni

es o

r on

e su

ch f

elon

y co

nvic

tion

and

tw

o ot

her

felo

ny

conv

icti

ons.

Prov

ides

for

pun

ishm

ent a

s fo

urth

deg

ree

felo

n of

per

sons

con

vict

ed

two

or m

ore

times

of

enum

erat

ed s

ex o

ffen

ses.

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry p

riso

n te

rms

of u

p to

20

year

s of

per

sons

co

nvic

ted

of f

elon

ies

who

hav

e pr

evio

us f

elon

y co

nvic

tion

, dep

endi

ng

on t

he n

umbe

r of

pri

or f

elon

ies

and

the

seri

ousn

ess

of t

he n

ew o

ffen

se.

Prov

ides

for

pri

son

term

of

up to

30

year

s fo

r da

nger

ous

offe

nder

s ba

sed

in p

art

upon

pre

viou

s fe

lony

wnv

icti

ons.

Sent

enci

ng g

uide

line

s. P

rovi

des

for

exte

nded

sen

tenc

es b

ased

upo

n se

riou

snes

s of

the

char

ged

offe

nse

and

num

ber

and

seri

ousn

ess o

f pr

ior

conv

icti

ons.

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry p

riso

n te

rm o

f 20 t

o 99

yea

rs f

or a

ny p

erso

n co

nvic

ted

of a

fel

ony

who

has

tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns.

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry p

riso

n te

rm a

nd F

ines

for

per

sons

con

vict

ed

thre

e or

mor

e ti

mes

of

larc

eny,

sho

plif

ting

or

rece

ivin

g st

olen

goo

ds.

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry te

rm o

f up

to 25

year

s fo

r pe

rson

s co

nvic

ted

and

sent

ence

d fo

r fe

loni

es w

ho h

ave

two

or m

ore

prev

ious

fel

ony

conv

icti

ons

and

sent

ence

s.

Prov

ides

for

sen

tenc

e of

lif

e w

itho

ut p

arol

e fo

r an

y pe

rson

con

vict

ed

for

the

thir

d tim

e of

a c

rim

e of

vio

lenc

e.

-

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n T

able

5

39

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Tabl

e 5 (

cont

.)

Sta

tute

s au

thor

izin

g se

nten

cing

of

pers

iste

nt r

ecid

ivis

ts to

en

hanc

ed te

rms

as c

aree

r cr

imin

als

or h

abitu

al c

rim

inal

s

(Not

e: S

tate

s w

hich

do

nor

Sta

te

Sou

th D

akot

a

Ten

ness

ee

Tex

as

Uta

h

Ver

mon

t

Vir

gin

Isla

nds

Vir

gini

a

Was

hing

ton

Wes

t V

irgi

nia

have

st

am

auth

oriz

ing

sent

enci

ng o

f

Cit

atio

n

22-7-7

et seq.

39-6-417

40-35-106

Pen.

Cod

e 0 12.42

Pen.

Cod

e 0 12.43

76-3-407

76-3-408

76-8-1001,1002

13-11

14-61

19-612, 614

19.2-297

9.92.090

61-11-18

et s

eq.

62-8-4

pers

iste

nt re

cidi

vist

x to

enh

ance

d te

rms

pr

care

er o

r ha

bitu

al c

rim

inal

s w

e o

min

edfm

m t

he t

able

.)

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sio

n

(Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

rion

r are

sum

mar

ized

or p

arap

hras

ed.)

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed s

ente

nces

for

per

sons

con

vict

ed o

f fe

loni

es w

ho

have

pri

or f

elon

y co

nvic

tion

s, d

epen

ding

on

num

ber

and

seri

ousn

ess

of p

rior

fel

onie

s.

Prov

ides

for

sen

tenc

ing

as a

cla

ss X

fel

on o

f an

y pe

rson

fou

nd to

be

a ha

bitu

al d

rug

offe

nder

, bas

ed u

pon

num

ber

and

seri

ousn

ess

of p

rior

dr

ug c

onvi

ctio

ns.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d se

nten

ces

of p

erso

ns f

ound

to b

e pe

rsis

tent

of

fend

ers,

bas

ed u

pon

num

ber,

ser

ious

ness

and

tim

e fr

ame

of p

rior

fe

lony

co

nvic

tion

s.

Pro

vide

s fo

r m

anda

tory

term

s up

to

life

for

per

sons

con

vict

ed o

f fe

loni

es w

ho h

ave

prev

ious

fel

ony

conv

icti

ons,

dep

endi

ng o

n th

e nu

mbe

r of

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns.

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry ja

il t

erm

s of

rep

eat

and

habi

tual

mis

dem

eano

r of

fend

ers,

dep

endi

ng o

n th

e nu

mbe

r an

d se

riou

snes

s of

pri

or o

ffen

ses.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d se

nten

ces

for

habi

tual

sex

off

ende

rs -

thre

e ad

diti

onal

yea

rs f

or e

ach

prio

r fe

lony

sex

off

ense

.

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry s

ente

nce

of l

ife

wit

hout

par

ole

for

pers

ons

co

nvic

ted

for

thii

d ti

me

of f

elon

y se

x of

fens

es.

Prov

ides

for

an

enha

nced

pri

son

term

of

five

yea

rs t

o li

fe f

or p

erso

ns

conv

icte

d of

fel

onie

s w

ho h

ave

two

or m

ore

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

, de

pend

ing

on t

he n

umbe

r an

d se

riou

snes

s of

the

pri

or o

ffen

ses.

Prov

ides

for

life

term

for

any

per

son

conv

icte

d fo

r th

e fo

urth

tim

e of

a

felo

ny.

Pro

vide

s fo

r en

hanc

ed te

rms

of i

mpr

ison

men

t of

pers

ons

conv

icte

d of

fe

loni

es o

r m

isde

mea

nors

who

hav

e pr

ior

conv

icti

ons,

the

len

gth

of

the

pris

on t

erm

s de

pend

ing

on th

e nu

mbe

r an

d se

riou

snes

s of

the

pri

or

offe

nses

and

the

ser

ious

ness

of

the

new

off

ense

.

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry p

riso

n te

rm o

f 20

year

s to

lif

e fo

r a

pers

on

conv

icte

d of

dru

g of

fens

es a

s a

cont

inui

ng c

rim

inal

ent

erpr

ise

if th

e

pers

on h

as a

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

n fo

r su

ch d

rug

offe

nses

as

a co

ntin

uing

cr

imin

al e

nter

pris

e.

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry ja

il t

erm

for

per

son

conv

icte

d fo

r se

cond

tim

e

of l

arce

ny a

nd f

or p

unis

hmen

t as

a cl

ass 6

felo

ny f

or p

erso

n co

nvic

ted

of

lar

ceny

for

a th

iid

tim

e.

Prov

ides

for

man

dato

ry p

riso

n te

rms

of 10

year

s to

lif

e fo

r pe

rson

s

conv

icte

d of

fra

ud, l

arce

ny o

r an

y fe

lony

who

hav

e pr

evio

us

conv

icti

ons

for

such

off

ense

s, d

epen

ding

upo

n th

e nu

mbe

r an

d na

ture

of

the

pri

or o

ffen

ses.

Prov

ides

tha

t a

pers

on c

onvi

cted

of

a fe

lony

sha

ll r

ecei

ve a

n ad

diti

onal

fi

ve y

ears

if

he h

as a

pri

or f

elon

y co

nvic

tion

and

sha

ll r

ecei

ve a

lif

e

sent

ence

if h

e ha

s tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior

felo

nies

Pro

vide

s th

at if

a p

riso

ner

is r

ecei

ved

at a

sta

te p

riso

n an

d th

e w

arde

n

know

s th

at t

he p

erso

n ha

s a

prio

r fe

lony

rec

ord

but

has

not

been

se

nten

ced

as a

rep

eat o

r ha

bitu

al o

ffen

der,

he

shal

l not

ify

the

cour

t and

th

e co

urt

shal

l dir

ect

that

an

info

rmat

ion

be f

iled.

40

Tab

le 5

St

atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

Tabl

e 5 (

cont

.)S

tatu

tes

auth

oriz

ing

sent

enci

ng o

f pe

rsis

tent

rec

idiv

ists

to

enha

nced

term

s as

car

eer

crim

inal

s or

hab

itual

cri

min

als

(Not

e: S

tate

s w

hich

& n

ot h

ave

stat

utes

aut

hori

zing

sent

enci

ng o

fper

sist

ent

reci

divi

sts

to e

nhan

ced

tern

ry c

aree

r or h

obilu

crlc

rin&

ala

we

omrm

rtte

dfm

mhta

ble.

)

Tabl

e 5

41

Sta

te

Wis

cons

in

Wyo

min

g

Cita

tion

351.

02 e

t se

q.

939.

62;

973.

12

6-10

-201

, 20

3

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(Statutory

pm

visi

ow

me

sum

mar

ized

orpm

aphm

sed.

)

Pro

vide

s fo

r se

nten

cing

of

repe

at h

abit

ual t

raff

ic o

ffen

ders

.

Prov

ides

for

enh

ance

d pr

ison

ter

ms

(up

to 1

0 ad

diti

onal

yea

rs)

for

any

pers

on w

ith

a pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

n w

ithi

n fi

ve y

ears

or

thre

e pr

ior

mis

dem

eano

r co

nvic

tion

s w

ithi

n fi

ve y

ears

.

Pro

vide

s fo

r m

anda

tory

term

s of

10

to 5

0 ye

ars

for

any

pers

on

conv

icte

d of

a v

iole

nt f

elon

y w

ho h

as t

wo

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

. an

d li

fe i

mpr

ison

men

t for

any

per

son

conv

icte

d of

a v

iole

nt f

elon

y w

ho h

as t

hree

or

mor

e pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns.

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Tabl

e 6

S

tatu

tes

that

req

uire

or

perm

it co

nsid

erat

ion

of p

rio

r cr

imin

al h

isto

ry

in d

ecis

ions

con

cern

ing

prob

atio

n

(Not

e: S

tate

s w

hich

do

not h

ave

of p

rior

cri

min

al h

isto

ry in

dec

uion

v co

ncer

ning

pro

batio

n ar

e om

ined

fror

n th

e ta

ble.

)st

atut

es th

at r

equi

re o

r per

mit

co~

~d

era

tio

rc

Sta

te

Cit

atio

n

Uni

ted

Stat

es (

Fede

ral)

18

-356

2(a)

Ala

bam

a 15

-22-

51

Ala

ska

12.5

5.00

5,.0

15

Ari

zona

13

-604

13-6

04.0

1

13-6

04.0

2

13-1

406.

01

13-3

407

et s

eq.

Ark

ansa

s 16

-93-

303

16-9

3-30

4

Cal

ifor

nia

Pen.

Cod

e 3

1203

(e)(

4), (

6)

Col

orad

o 16

-1 1

-201

Flo

rida

9

48

.01

Geo

rgia

42

-8-3

4

42-8

-60

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sio

n

(Sta

hdor

y pro

vuio

lu are s

wv

~r

iudo

rpar

aphr

ased

.)

Req

uire

s co

urts

to c

onsi

der d

efen

dant

's p

rior

cri

min

al h

isto

ry i

n de

cidi

ng w

heth

er t

o im

pose

a t

erm

of

prob

atio

n an

d in

det

erm

inin

g th

e le

ngth

and

con

diti

ons

of t

he p

roba

tion

ary

term

.

Prov

ides

that

a c

ourt

may

not

pla

ce a

def

enda

nt o

n pr

obat

ion

wit

hout

or

deri

ng a

pro

batio

n of

fice

r to

pre

pare

a r

epor

t in

clud

ing,

am

ong

othe

r th

ings

, th

e de

fend

ant's

cri

min

al h

isto

ry.

Aut

hori

zes

cour

t to

impo

se p

riso

n te

rm o

r pr

obat

ion

depe

ndin

g up

on,

amon

g ot

her

thin

gs, t

he p

rior

cri

min

al h

isto

ry o

f th

e de

fend

ant.

Lim

its

or d

enie

s pr

obat

ion

elig

ibil

ity

for

cert

ain

dang

erou

s an

d re

peti

tive

off

ende

rs, d

epen

ding

upo

n th

e na

ture

of

the

offe

nse

and

the

defe

ndan

t's p

rior

cri

min

al h

isto

ry.

Lim

its o

r de

nies

pro

batio

n el

igib

ilit

y fo

r pe

rson

s co

nvic

ted

of

dang

erou

s cr

imes

aga

inst

chi

ldre

n.

Den

ies

prob

atio

n fo

r pe

rson

s co

nvic

ted

of f

elon

y of

fens

es w

hile

on

prob

atio

n, p

arol

e, w

ork

rele

ase

or a

ny o

ther

for

m o

f re

leas

e or

esc

ape.

Den

ies

prob

atio

n fo

r a

pers

on c

onvi

cted

of

sexu

al a

ssau

lt o

f a

spou

se

who

has

a p

rior

con

vict

ion

for

the

sam

e of

fens

e.

Prov

ides

for

pro

batio

n fo

r ce

rtai

n dr

ug o

ffen

ders

who

hav

e no

pri

or

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns a

nd l

imit

s or

den

ies

prob

atio

n el

igib

ilit

y fo

r pe

rson

s w

ith p

rior

con

vict

ions

.

Prov

ides

for

pro

batio

n fo

r co

nvic

ted

pers

ons

who

hav

e no

pri

or f

elon

y co

nvic

tion

s.

Req

uire

s ju

dges

to

quer

y th

e S

tate

cri

min

al h

isto

ry r

epos

itor

y to

co

nfir

m f

irst

off

ende

r st

atus

pri

or t

o gr

antin

g pr

obat

ion

unde

r 3

303

and

to r

epor

t an

y or

der

of p

roba

tion

to t

he r

epos

itor

y. A

lso

requ

ires

th

e re

posi

tory

to

noti

fy a

sen

tenc

ing

cour

t if

it d

eter

min

es t

hat

an

offe

nder

has

bee

n gr

ante

d fi

rst

offe

nder

pro

bati

on m

ore

than

onc

e.

Den

ies

prob

atio

n to

per

sons

with

tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior

felo

ny

conv

icti

ons

or w

ith a

ny p

rior

fel

ony

conv

icti

on if

the

pre

sent

off

ense

is

a v

iole

nt fe

lony

or

invo

lved

the

use

of

a de

adly

wea

pon,

exc

ept

in

unus

ual c

ases

whe

re t

he i

nter

ests

of

just

ice

wou

ld b

est

be s

erve

d by

gr

anti

ng p

roba

tion

.

Den

ies

prob

atio

n fo

r an

y of

fend

er w

ith t

wo

or m

ore

prio

r fe

lony

co

nvic

tions

or

with

one

pri

or f

elon

y w

ho i

s co

nvic

ted

of a

cla

ss 1

, 2,

or 3

fel

ony.

Aut

hori

zes

prob

atio

n in

non

-cap

ital

cas

es,

and

requ

ires

the

cou

rt t

o or

der

an i

nves

tigat

ion

and

repo

rt b

y th

e D

epar

tmen

t of

Cor

rect

ions

w

hich

mus

t in

clud

e in

form

atio

n co

ncer

ning

the

def

enda

nt's

prio

r cr

imin

al h

isto

ry.

Aut

hori

zes

crim

inal

cou

rts

to g

rant

pro

batio

n to

con

vict

ed p

erso

ns i

n no

n-ca

pita

l ca

ses

and

auth

oriz

es th

e co

urts

to

orde

r th

e pr

obat

ion

supe

rvis

or t

o m

ake

an i

nves

tiga

tion

and

rep

ort

whi

ch m

ust

incl

ude

info

rmat

ion

conc

erni

ng th

e de

fend

ant's

pri

or c

rim

inal

his

tory

Aut

hori

zes

prob

atio

n be

fore

adj

udic

atio

n to

per

sons

with

no

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

, an

d re

quir

es t

he c

ourt

to o

btai

n a

crim

inal

his

tory

fr

om t

he S

tate

cri

min

al re

cord

rep

osito

ry p

rior

to

sent

enci

ng u

nder

thi

s se

ctio

n.

Tab

le 6

St

atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng t

he U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

Stat

utor

y p

rovi

sion

(S

tonu

ory

pro

viri

oru

are

sum

mar

ized

or p

arap

hras

ed.)

son

term

or

the

Tab

le 6

14:98

14:106.1

15:529.1G

Kit

s or

pro

hibi

ts p

roba

tion

for

pers

ons

conv

icte

d fo

r a

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

tim

e of

dri

ving

whi

le i

ntox

icat

ed.

Proh

ibits

pro

batio

n fo

r a

pers

on c

onvi

cted

of

prom

otio

n of

obs

cene

de

vice

s fo

r a

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

tim

e.

Proh

ibits

pro

batio

n fo

r pe

rson

s se

nten

ced

unde

r th

e ha

bitu

al o

ffen

ders

la

w.

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Tabl

e 6

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s th

at r

equi

re o

r pe

rmit

cons

ider

atio

n of

pri

or c

rim

inal

his

tory

in

dec

isio

ns

conc

erni

ng p

roba

tlon

(N

ote:

Sta

tu w

hich

do

mt h

ave sa

tides

tha

t req

uire

or p

erm

it co

d&ra

twn

of p

rior

cri

min

al &

tory

in

&cu

ww

~on

cem

~rc

g ar

e om

itte

dfro

m th

e ta

ble.

)pm

batw

n

Sta

te

Clt

atio

n

Lou

isia

na (

cont

.)

Cod

e C

rim

. Pr

oc.

art.

894.

1 B

(7)

Mar

ylan

d 27

-641

(a)(

3)

Mas

sach

uset

ts

94C

-32H

276-

87

Mic

higa

n 33

3.74

1 l(

1)

333.

7413

Mis

siss

ippi

47

-7-3

3

99-1

9-81

Mis

sour

i 21

7.76

0

549.

371

Mon

tana

46

-18-

101

46-1

8-20

1(6)

Neb

rask

a 29

-226

01

Nev

ada

176.

135,

145

New

Jer

sey

2C:4

4-1

New

Yor

k C

r. P

roc.

Law

8 3

90.2

0, .

30

Nor

th C

arol

ina

14-2

.1

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(S

taw

ry pm

viP

iow

are s

um

wm

iud

or p

arap

hras

ed)

Prov

ides

that

fac

tors

fav

orin

g pr

obat

ion

shal

l inc

lude

the

abs

ence

of

a

prio

r cr

imin

al o

r ju

veni

le r

ecor

d.

Proh

ibits

pro

batio

n pr

ior

to ju

dgm

ent

for

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

co

ntro

lled

dang

erou

s su

bsta

nces

off

ense

s.

Proh

ibits

pro

batio

n fo

r pe

rson

s co

nvic

ted

of c

erta

in dru

g of

fens

es f

or

the

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

tim

e.

Proh

ibits

pro

batio

n fo

r pe

rson

s co

nvic

ted

for

the

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

tim

e of

enu

mer

ated

sex

off

ense

s ag

ains

t chi

ldre

n.

Prov

ides

for

pro

batio

n w

ithou

t jud

gmen

t fo

r pe

rson

s co

nvic

ted

of d

rug

po

sses

sion

who

hav

e no

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns f

or d

rug

offe

nses

.

Proh

ibits

pro

batio

n fo

r pe

rson

s co

nvic

ted

of e

num

erat

ed d

rug

offe

nses

fo

r a

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

tim

e.

Aut

hori

zes

prob

atio

n ex

cept

in

capi

tal c

ases

and

for

any

per

son

with

a

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ion.

Proh

ibits

pro

batio

n fo

r pe

rson

s se

nten

ced

unde

r th

e ha

bitu

al c

rim

inal

la

w.

Req

uire

s in

vest

igat

ion

and

repo

rt b

efor

e se

nten

cing

to

prob

atio

n in

fe

lony

and

cla

ss A

mis

dem

eano

r ca

ses,

suc

h re

port

to in

clud

e

info

rmat

ion

abou

t the

def

enda

nt's

pri

or c

rim

inal

rec

ord.

Aut

hori

zes

cour

ts to

ord

er i

nves

tigat

ion

and

repo

rt p

rior

to

gran

ting

of

prob

atio

n, s

uch

repo

rt to

inc

lude

the

defe

ndan

t's p

rior

cri

min

al r

ecor

d,

if a

ny.

Prov

ides

tha

t se

nten

ces

shal

l re

flec

t, am

ong

othe

r th

ings

, th

e

offe

nder

's c

rim

inal

his

tory

and

tha

t dan

gero

us h

abitu

al o

ffen

ders

sha

ll

be i

mpr

ison

ed ra

ther

tha

n gr

ante

d pr

obat

ion.

Proh

ibits

pro

batio

n fo

r an

y pe

rson

con

vict

ed o

f a

felo

ny w

ho h

as a

pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

n.

Aut

hori

zes

cour

ts to

gra

nt p

roba

tion

in c

ases

tha

t do

not

car

ry

man

dato

ry p

riso

n se

nten

ces

unle

ss t

he c

ourt

frn

ds t

hat p

riso

n is

ne

cess

ary

to p

rote

ct t

he p

ublic

hav

ing

rega

rd t

o, a

mon

g ot

her

thin

gs,

the

hist

ory

of t

he o

ffen

der.

Fur

ther

pro

vide

s th

at t

he a

bsen

ce o

f a

prio

r

crim

inal

or

juve

nile

his

tory

sha

ll be

a f

acto

r fa

vori

ng p

roba

tion.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s pr

ior

to g

rant

ing

of p

roba

tion

in f

elon

y

case

s, s

uch

repo

rts

to i

nclu

de a

ny p

rior

cri

min

al re

cord

of

the

de

fend

ant.

Prov

ides

that

cri

teri

a fo

r gr

antin

g pr

obat

ion

shal

l in

clud

e th

e ex

tent

an

d se

riou

snes

s of

the

def

enda

nt's

pri

or c

rim

inal

reco

rd a

nd p

rovi

des

fu

rthe

r th

at p

roba

tion

shal

l be

the

pres

umpt

ive

sent

ence

for

per

sons

co

nvic

ted

of l

ess

seri

ous

offe

nses

who

hav

e no

pre

viou

s co

nvic

tions

.

Prov

ides

that

a c

ourt

mus

t ord

er a

pre

sent

ence

repo

rt b

efor

e se

nten

cing

in

any

fel

ony

case

or

befo

re g

rant

ing

prob

atio

n in

a m

isde

mea

nor

ca

se, s

uch

repo

rt to

inc

lude

the

defe

ndan

t's p

rior

cri

min

al a

nd ju

veni

le

hist

ory.

Proh

ibits

pro

batio

n fo

r a

pers

on c

onvi

cted

of

a fe

lony

inv

olvi

ng u

se

of a

dea

dly

wea

pon

who

has

a p

rior

con

vict

ion

for

such

an

offe

nse.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d in

form

atio

n

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Tabi

e 6

(co

nt.)

Sta

tute

s th

at r

equi

re o

r pe

rmit

cons

ider

atio

n of

pri

or c

rlmin

ai h

isto

ry

in d

ecis

ions

con

cern

ing

prob

atio

n

(No

te: Statas w

hich

&no

t hav

e s

tatu

~sth

at r

equi

re o

r pen

nit

cons

i&r&

n of

pri

or

crim

inal

history

in d

ecis

ions

con

cem

Mrc

g pro

batio

n ar

e o

mitt

edfr

om

the

tabl

e.)

Sta

te

Cit

atio

n

Nor

th C

arol

ina

(con

t.)

15A

- 134

1(a)

Nor

th D

akot

a 12

.1 -3

2-04

Ohi

o 29

5 1.

02

Pen

nsyl

vani

a 42

-972

1

Puer

to R

ico

24-2

404

34- 1

027

Sou

th C

arol

ina

24-2

1-4

20

44-5

3-37

0

44-5

3-45

0

Sou

th D

akot

a 23

A-2

7-5,

6

Ten

ness

ee

40-3

5-30

3

Tex

as

Cod

e C

rirn

. P

roc.

art

. 42.

12

89 6

.8

Ver

mon

t 28

-204

(a).

205

Vir

gini

a 19

.2-2

99

Was

hing

ton

9.95

.200

Wes

t V

irgi

nia

62-1

2-7

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(Staftuory

pro

visi

om

me

su

mm

ari

d o

rpar

qp

lvcr

ed.)

Aut

hori

zes

prob

atio

n in

cer

tain

non

-cap

ital

cas

es i

f th

e de

fend

ant h

as

not

prev

ious

ly b

een

conv

icte

d of

a f

elon

y or

a m

isde

mea

nor

invo

lvin

g m

oral

tur

pitu

de a

nd h

as n

ot p

revi

ousl

y be

en g

rant

ed p

roba

tion

.

Pro

vide

s th

at f

acto

rs f

avor

ing

prob

atio

n ra

ther

tha

n im

pris

onm

ent

shal

l inc

lude

the

abse

nce

of a

cri

min

al o

r ju

veni

le r

ecor

d.

Pro

vide

s th

at a

fac

tor

favo

ring

pro

bati

on s

hall

be

the

abse

nce

of a

cr

imin

al o

r ju

veni

le r

ecor

d, t

hat

a fa

ctor

fav

orin

g de

nyin

g pr

obat

ion

shal

l be

a p

revi

ous

viol

atio

n of

pro

bati

on o

r pa

role

, an

d th

at

prob

atio

n sh

all b

e pr

ohib

ited

for

rep

eat

or d

ange

rous

off

ende

rs.

Set

s ou

t se

nten

cing

gui

deli

nes

that

spe

cify

sen

tenc

e ra

nges

, in

clud

ing

prob

atio

n, b

ased

upo

n th

e se

riou

snes

s of

the

off

ense

cha

rged

and

the

ex

tent

of

the

offe

nder

's p

rior

cri

min

al re

cord

.

Aut

hori

zes

prob

atio

n fo

r pe

rson

s co

nvic

ted

of d

rug

poss

essi

on f

or t

he

firs

t ti

me.

Prov

ides

for

pro

bati

on in

enu

mer

ated

felo

ny a

nd m

isde

mea

nor c

ases

if

the

defe

ndan

t has

no

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ion.

Pro

vide

s th

at i

f th

e se

rvic

es o

f a

prob

atio

n of

fice

r ar

e av

aila

ble,

no

pers

on c

harg

ed w

ith a

fel

ony

shal

l be

plac

ed o

n pr

obat

ion

unle

ss t

he

cour

t ord

ers

a pr

esen

tmce

inv

esti

gati

on a

nd r

epor

t th

at m

ust

incl

ude

the

offe

nder

's p

rior

cri

min

al re

cord

.

Pro

hibi

ts p

roba

tion

for

per

sons

con

vict

ed f

or t

he s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent

time

of e

num

erat

ed d

rug

offe

nses

.

Per

mit

s pr

obat

ion

for

pers

ons

conv

icte

d of

dru

g po

sses

sion

for

the

fi

rst

tim

e.

Req

uire

s a p

rese

nten

ex r

epor

t, w

hich

mus

t inc

lude

the

offe

nder

's p

rior

cr

imin

al r

ecor

d, p

rior

to

gran

ting

pro

bati

on u

nles

s th

e de

fend

ant

wai

ves

the

inve

stig

atio

n w

ith

the

cour

ts c

onse

nt o

r th

e co

urt finds

the

inve

stig

atio

n an

d re

port

to

be u

nnec

essa

ry a

nd s

tate

s th

e re

ason

s on

th

e re

cord

.

Pro

hibi

ts p

roba

tion

for

per

sons

con

vict

ed o

f bu

rgla

ry o

r br

eaki

ng a

nd

entr

y fo

r th

e se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt ti

me.

Aut

hori

zes

prob

atio

n in

fel

ony

case

s, i

f am

ong

othe

r th

ings

, th

e de

fend

ant h

as n

ever

bef

ore

serv

ed a

ter

m o

f im

pris

onm

ent f

or a

fel

ony

conv

icti

on.

Req

uire

s a

pres

ente

nce

repo

rt b

efor

e se

nten

cing

, inc

ludi

ng t

he

gran

ting

of

prob

atio

n, o

f an

y pe

rson

con

vict

ed o

f a

felo

ny,

such

re

port

to i

nclu

de th

e of

fend

er's

pri

or c

rim

inal

rec

ord.

Pro

vide

s th

at b

efor

e pr

onou

ncin

g se

nten

ce,

incl

udin

g pr

obat

ion,

in

a fe

lony

cas

e, a

cou

rt m

ay (

and

mus

t if

the

defe

ndan

t so

mov

es) o

rder

a

pres

ente

nce

repo

rt w

hich

mus

t in

clud

e th

e de

fend

ant's

cri

min

al

hist

ory.

Aut

hori

zes

sent

enci

ng c

ourt

s to

req

uest

pre

sent

ence

rep

orts

bef

ore

dete

rmin

ing

whe

ther

to

gran

t pro

bati

on, s

uch

repo

rts

to i

nclu

de th

e de

fend

ant's

pri

or c

rim

inal

his

tory

.

Prov

ides

tha

t no

per

son

conv

icte

d of

a f

elon

y sh

all b

e re

leas

ed o

n pr

obat

ion

unti

l th

e co

urt

obta

ins

a pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

whi

ch m

ust

incl

ude

info

rmat

ion

conc

erni

ng th

e de

fend

ant's

pri

or c

rim

inal

rec

ord.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n T

able

6

45

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Tabl

e 6

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s th

at r

equi

re o

r pe

rmit

cons

ider

atio

n of

pri

or c

rim

inal

his

tory

in

dec

isio

ns c

once

rnin

g pr

obat

ion

(N

ote:

S

tam

whi

ch &

not

hav

e st

atut

es t

hat

req

uire

or p

enni

t co

nsid

erat

ion

of p

rio

r cr

imin

al h

isto

ry i

n d

ecui

ons

conc

erni

ng p

roba

tion

are

omitt

edfr

om the t

ab&

.)

Sta

te

Cit

atio

n S

tatu

tory

pro

visi

on

(Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

rion

r cue

sum

mar

ized

or p

arq

plr

mn

d.)

Wyo

min

g 7-

13-3

03

Aut

hori

zes

cour

t to

ord

er p

rese

nten

ce r

epor

t pri

or t

o gr

anti

ng

prob

atio

n, s

uch

repo

rt to

inc

lude

the

crim

inal

rec

ord

of t

he d

efen

dant

.

R. C

r. P

roc.

33(

c)

Pro

vide

s th

at t

he p

roba

tion

ser

vice

sha

ll m

ake

a pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

pr

ior

to t

he g

rant

ing

of p

roba

tion

unl

ess

the

cour

t dir

ects

oth

erw

ise,

su

ch r

epor

t to

incl

ude

the

defe

ndan

t's p

rior

cri

min

al re

cord

.

46

Tab

le 6

St

atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Tabl

e 7

Sta

tute

s au

thor

lzln

g pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s th

at s

hall

or m

ay In

clud

e pr

ior

conv

lctlo

ns

(No&

: S

tate

s w

hich

do

not h

ave

stat

utes

aut

horiz

ing

prcb

entu

rrcr

rep

orts

that

sha

ll or

may

incl

ude p

rior

con

vict

ions

are

om

ittad

from

dw

tab

&.)

Sta

te

Uni

ted

Sta

tes

(Fed

eral

)

Ala

bam

a

Ala

ska

Ark

ansa

s

Cal

ifor

nia

Col

orad

o

Con

nect

icut

Del

awar

e

Dis

tric

t of

Col

umbi

a

Flo

rida

Gw

rgia

Haw

aii

Idah

o

Illi

nois

Cit

atio

n

18-3

552(

a)

Rul

es o

f C

r. P

roc.

, R.

32(c

)(2)

13

A-5

-5

Rul

es o

f C

rim

. Pro

c.,

R.

3(b)

12.5

5.02

5

R.

Cri

m.

Proc

. 32

(c)(

l)

5-4-

102

Pen.

Cod

e Ij

1203

(b)

Sup.

Ct.

Sen

tenc

ing

Rul

es,

R.

419

16-1

1-10

2(1)

54-9

1a

1 1-

433 1

Rul

es C

rim

. Pro

c. R

. 3

2

921.

231(

e), (i)

17-1

0-2

706.

601,

.6

02

19-2

515

38-1

005-

3-1,

2

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovl

slon

(S

tafu

tory

prov

irio

ru a

re s

mun

a&cd

or

pa

rap

hrw

d)

Req

uire

s a

pres

ente

nce

repo

rt u

nder

Rul

e 32

(c) o

f th

e Fe

d. R

ules

of

Cri

m.

Proc

. be

fore

the

im

posi

tion

of

sent

ence

.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s to

con

tain

the

def

enda

nt's

pri

or c

rim

inal

hi

stor

y.

Req

uire

s a

pres

ente

nce

repo

rt p

rior

to

sent

enci

ng f

or a

fel

ony,

on

mot

ion

of e

ithe

r pa

rty.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

to

incl

ude

the

defe

ndan

t's p

rior

cri

min

al

and

juve

nile

rec

ord.

Req

uire

s co

urts

in f

elon

y ca

ses

and

othe

r en

umer

ated

cas

es to

obt

ain

a pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s to

inc

lude

the

defe

ndan

t's p

rior

cri

min

al

hist

ory.

Aut

hori

zes

cour

ts to

ord

er p

rese

nten

ce re

port

s.

Suc

h re

port

s sh

all

cont

ain

the

defe

ndan

t's h

isto

ry o

f de

linq

uenc

y or

cri

min

alit

y.

Req

uire

s a

pres

ente

nce

repo

rt i

n ev

ery

felo

ny c

ase

in w

hich

the

defe

ndan

t is

elig

ible

for

pro

bati

on a

nd m

akes

suc

h re

port

s di

scre

tion

ary

in m

isde

mea

nor

case

s.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

to i

nclu

de a

sum

mar

y of

the

def

enda

nt's

cr

imin

al a

nd j

uven

ile

hist

ory.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s in

fel

ony

case

s, and a

utho

rize

s cou

rt t

o or

der

such

repo

rts

in m

isde

mea

nor

case

s. R

equi

res

such

repo

rts

to

incl

ude

the

defe

ndan

t's p

ast

crim

inal

reco

rd.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s in

fel

ony

case

s an

d m

akw

the

m

disc

reti

onar

y in

oth

er c

ases

. R

equi

res

such

rep

orts

to i

nclu

de th

e de

fend

ant's

cri

min

al h

isto

ry.

Giv

es c

ourt

s di

scre

tion

to o

rder

pre

sent

ence

rep

orts

, w

hich

sha

ll

cont

ain

an e

valu

atio

n of

the

def

enda

nt's

pri

or c

rim

inal

his

tory

.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s un

less

the

def

enda

nt w

aive

s, w

ith t

he

cour

t's c

onse

nt, o

r th

e co

urt r

ids

a re

port

to b

e un

nece

ssar

y an

d se

ts

out r

easo

ns o

n th

e re

cord

. T

he r

epor

t is

requ

ired

to

cont

ain

the

defe

ndan

t's p

rior

cri

min

al re

cord

.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s in

fel

ony

case

s an

d m

akes

the

m

disc

reti

onar

y in

mis

dem

eano

r cas

es, s

uch

repo

rts

to i

nclu

de a

n ex

plan

atio

n of

the

def

enda

nt's

cri

min

al r

ecor

d, i

nclu

ding

his

ver

sion

an

d ex

plan

atio

n.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e he

arin

g in

fel

ony

case

s at

whi

ch t

he c

ourt

mus

t he

ar e

vide

nce

of t

he d

efen

dant

's p

rior

con

vict

ions

. R

equi

res

pres

ente

nce

repo

rts

in f

elon

y ca

ses

or if

def

enda

nt is

und

er 2

2 ye

ars

of a

ge a

nd h

as a

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

n.

Rep

orts

are

dis

cret

iona

ry in

ot

her

case

s.

Rep

orts

mus

t co

ntai

n th

e de

fend

ant's

his

tory

of

deli

nque

ncy

or c

rim

inal

ity.

Req

uire

s a

pres

ente

nce

repo

rt in

cap

ital

cas

es, w

hich

mus

t in

clud

e ag

grav

atin

g an

d m

itig

atin

g ci

rcum

stan

ces,

incl

udin

g ev

iden

ce o

f th

e de

fend

ant's

pri

or c

rim

inal

reco

rd.

Req

uire

s pre

sent

ence

repo

rts

in f

elon

y ca

ses

and

mak

es t

hem

di

scre

tion

ary

in m

isde

mea

nor

case

s, s

uch

repo

rts

to i

nclu

de th

e de

fend

ant's

his

tory

of

deli

nque

ncy

or c

rim

inal

ity.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

Tab

le 7

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Tabl

e 7 (

cont

.)

Sta

tute

s au

thor

lzln

g pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s th

at s

hall

or m

ay i

nclu

de p

rlor

con

vict

ions

(N

ou:

Stat

ea w

hich

do

not h

ave

stcrtu

rar

auth

oriZ

irrg

pres

ente

m r

epor

ff th

at s

hall

or m

cr)r

incl

wlc

pri

or c

orrv

ictw

m a

re o

mit

tedf

rom

th

tabl

e.)

Sta

te

Clt

atlo

n

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovl

slon

(S

tatu

rory

prov

isio

ns m

e xu

wun

anza

d or

par

aph

rase

d)

Indi

ana

35-3

8-1-

8, -

9 R

equi

res

pres

ente

nce

repo

rts

in f

elon

y ca

ses,

suc

h re

port

s to

con

tain

th

e de

fend

ant's

his

tory

of

delin

quen

cy o

r cr

imin

ality

.

Iow

a 90

1.2,

3

Aut

hori

zes

cour

ts to

ord

er p

rese

nten

ce re

port

s in

all

cas

es, w

hich

mus

t co

ntai

n th

e de

fend

ant's

cri

min

al re

cord

.

Kan

sas

21-4

604

Pre

sent

ence

rep

orts

are

dis

cret

iona

ry in

mis

dem

eano

r ca

ses

and

requ

ired

in

felo

ny c

ases

unl

ess

the

cour

t has

ade

quat

e in

form

atio

n.

Pre

sent

ence

rep

orts

mus

t in

clud

e th

e cr

imin

al re

cord

of

the

defe

ndan

t.

Ken

tuck

y 53

2.02

5 R

equi

res

pres

ente

nce

hear

ing

in d

eath

pen

alty

cas

es, a

t whi

ch t

he c

ourt

m

ust

hear

evi

denc

e of

agg

rava

ting

and

miti

gatin

g ci

rcum

stan

ces,

in

clud

ing

the

defe

ndan

t's p

rior

cri

min

al h

isto

ry.

532.

050

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s in

fel

ony

case

s, s

uch

repo

rts

to i

nclu

de

the

defe

ndan

t's h

isto

ry o

f de

linqu

ency

or

crim

inal

ity.

Lou

isia

na

Cod

e C

rim

. P

roc.

art

. R

esen

tenc

e re

port

s ar

e di

scre

tiona

ry w

ith t

he c

ourt

and

mus

t co

ntai

n 87

5 th

e de

fend

ant's

his

tory

of

delin

quen

cy o

r cr

imin

ality

.

Mai

ne

R.

Crir

n. P

roc.

32(

c)

Pre

sent

ence

rep

orts

are

dis

cret

iona

ry w

ith t

he c

ourt

, and

mus

t co

ntai

n th

e de

fend

ant's

pri

or c

rim

inal

rec

ord.

Mas

sach

uset

ts

276-

85

Req

uire

s pr

obat

ion

offi

cers

to m

ake

pres

ente

nce

repo

rts

in f

elon

y ca

ses,

inc

ludi

ng i

nfor

mat

ion

rela

tive

to a

ll p

rior

cri

min

al

pros

ecut

ions

.

R. C

rim

. Pro

c. 2

8(d)

R

equi

res

prob

atio

n of

fice

r to

mak

e pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s in

all

cas

es

brou

ght

befo

re c

ourt

s, i

nclu

ding

inf

orm

atio

n ab

out p

rior

cri

min

al

pros

ecut

ions

or

juve

nile

com

plai

nts.

Min

neso

ta

609.

115

Pre

sent

ence

rep

orts

are

dis

cret

iona

ry a

nd m

ust

cont

ain

the

defe

ndan

t's

crim

inal

rec

ord.

Mis

siss

ippi

47

-7-9

(3)(

a)

Pre

sent

ence

rep

orts

are

dis

cret

iona

ry in

fel

ony

case

s an

d m

ust

cont

ain

the

defe

ndan

t's c

rim

inal

his

tory

.

Mis

sour

i 21

7.76

0 R

equi

res

the

boar

d of

pro

batio

n an

d pa

role

to

prep

are

pres

ente

nce

repo

rts

in f

elon

y ca

ses

and

clas

s A

mis

dem

eano

r cas

es.

Suc

h re

port

s m

ust

cont

ain

the

defe

ndan

t's p

rior

cri

min

al r

ecor

d.

549.

37

Req

uire

s th

e bo

ard

of p

roba

tion

and

paro

le t

o m

ake

pres

ente

nce

repo

rts

at th

e re

ques

t of

a ci

rcui

t cou

rt, s

uch

repo

rts

to i

nclu

de th

e de

fend

ant's

pr

ior

crim

inal

rec

ord.

Mon

tana

46

-18-

111,

-11

2 R

equi

res

pres

ente

nce

repo

rts

for

enum

erat

ed s

erio

us o

ffen

ses

and

mak

es t

hem

dis

cret

iona

ry in

oth

er c

ases

. P

rese

nten

ce re

port

s m

ust

cont

ain

the

defe

ndan

t's c

rim

inal

rec

ord.

Neb

rask

a 29

-226

1(3)

R

esen

tenc

e re

port

s ar

e re

quir

ed in

fel

ony

case

s, u

nles

s im

prac

tical

, an

d ar

e di

scre

tiona

ry i

n ot

her

case

s.

Suc

h re

port

s m

ust

incl

ude

the

defe

ndan

t's h

isto

ry o

f de

linqu

ency

or

crim

inal

ity.

Nev

ada

176.

145(

1)

Res

ente

nce

repo

rts

are

requ

ired

in

felo

ny c

ases

, unl

ess

a re

cent

one

ex

ists

, and

are

dis

cret

iona

ry in

oth

er c

ases

. S

uch

repo

rts

mus

t in

clud

e th

e de

fend

ant's

pri

or c

rim

inal

rec

ord.

New

Jer

sey

2C:4

4-6

Res

ente

nce

repo

rts

are

requ

ired

whe

n sp

ecif

ied

by r

ules

of

cour

t and

di

scre

tiona

ry in

oth

er c

ases

. R

epor

ts m

ust

cont

ain

the

defe

ndan

t's

hist

ory

of d

elin

quen

cy o

r cr

imin

ality

.

New

Yor

k C

r. P

roc.

Law

Q 3

90.1

0 R

equi

res

the

cour

t to

obt

ain

a fi

ngex

prin

t-ba

sed

crim

inal

his

tory

rep

ort

prio

r to

sen

tenc

ing

in f

elon

y ca

ses

and

othe

r de

sign

ated

cas

es.

48

Tabl

e 7

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng t

he U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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Tabl

e 7 (

cont

.)S

tatu

tes

auth

oriz

ing

pres

ente

nce

repo

rts

that

sha

il or

may

incl

ude

prio

r co

nvlc

tions

(N

ote:

Sta

tes

whi

ch d

o M

I ha

ve s

tatu

tes

auth

oriz

ing

prcs

ante

nce

repo

rts t

hat s

hall

or m

ay i

nclu

de p

rior

con

vict

io~

s are o

mit

tadf

rom

the t

ab*.

.)

Sta

te

New

Yor

k (c

ont.)

Nor

th C

arol

ina

Nor

th D

akot

a

Ohi

o

Okl

ahom

a

Pen

nsyl

vani

a

Puer

to R

ico

Rho

de I

slan

d

Sou

th C

arol

ina

Sout

h D

akot

a

Ten

ness

ee

Tex

as

Uta

h

Cit

atio

n

Cr.

Roc

. L

aw fi

390

.20

Cr.

Pro

c. L

aw $

390

.30

15A

-133

2

R.

Cri

m. R

oc.

32(d

)

295

1.03

R.

Cri

m P

roc.

32.

2

22-9

82

57-5

19

42-9

731.

97

32

42-9

737

33-3

283

12-1

9-6

24-2

1-4

20

23A

-27-

5

23A

-27-

6

40-3

5-20

5

40-3

5-20

7

Cod

e C

rim

. Pro

c.

art.4

2.12

fi 9

(a)

76-3

-404

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(S

tatu

tory

pro

visi

ons

are

swm

wiz

ed o

r par

aph

rase

d)

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s in

fel

ony

case

s an

d in

mis

dem

eano

r ca

ses

if th

e de

fend

ant c

an r

ecei

ve p

roba

tion

or a

sen

tenc

e of

mor

e th

an 9

0 da

ys.

Rep

orts

are

dis

cret

iona

ry in

oth

er c

ases

.

Pres

ente

nce

repo

rts

mus

t co

ntai

n th

e de

fend

ant's

his

tory

of

deli

nque

ncy

or c

rim

inal

ity.

Res

ente

nce

repo

rts

are

disc

reti

onar

y. T

hey

mus

t co

ntai

n in

form

atio

n co

ncer

ning

the

defe

ndan

t's p

revi

ous

deli

nque

ncy

or c

rim

inal

reco

rd.

Res

ente

nce

repo

rts

are

disc

retio

nary

with

the

cou

rt.

The

rep

ort m

ay

cont

ain

the

defe

ndan

t's p

rior

cri

min

al re

cord

.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

with

inf

orm

atio

n ab

out

defe

ndan

t's

crim

inal

reco

rd, b

efor

e gr

anti

ng p

roba

tion

in

felo

ny c

ases

.

Cou

rts

mus

t ord

er p

rese

nten

ce r

epor

t in

felo

ny c

ases

and

may

ord

er

such

rep

ort i

n m

isde

mea

nor

case

s. T

he r

epor

t sha

ll s

tate

the

defe

ndan

t's p

rior

cri

min

al re

cord

.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s in

non

-cap

ital

fel

ony

case

s, u

nles

s w

aive

d by

bot

h pa

rtie

s.

The

rep

ort m

ust c

onta

in th

e de

fend

ant's

cr

imin

al r

ecor

d.

Aut

hori

zes

cour

ts to

req

uire

the

Div

isio

n of

Pro

batio

n an

d P

arol

e to

pr

epar

e pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s in

non

-cap

ital

fel

ony

case

s, w

hich

sha

ll

cont

ain

the

defe

ndan

t's c

rim

inal

reco

rd.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s in

fel

ony

case

s, u

nles

s th

e se

nten

ce is

de

ath

or a

man

dato

ry li

fe te

rm,

if no

t wai

ved

by the c

ourt

. T

he re

port

s m

ust

cont

ain

the

defe

ndan

t's h

isto

ry o

f de

linq

uenc

y or

cri

min

alit

y.

Req

uire

s se

nten

cing

cou

rts

to b

e in

form

ed a

s to

the

sta

tus

of a

ll cr

imin

al c

harg

es p

endi

ng a

gain

st th

e de

fend

ant

and

whe

ther

the

de

fend

ant

is o

n pr

obat

ion

or p

arol

e.

Res

ente

nce

repo

rts

are

man

dato

ry i

n fe

lony

cas

es a

nd d

iscr

etio

nary

in

mis

dem

eano

r cas

es.

Mus

t con

tain

the

com

plet

e re

cord

of

the

defe

ndan

t.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s in

fel

ony

case

s an

d re

quir

es a

ll p

olic

e ag

enci

es t

o fu

rnis

h cr

imin

al re

cord

inf

orm

atio

n fo

r th

e re

port

.

Res

ente

nce

repo

rts

are

disc

retio

nary

with

the

cou

rt a

nd m

ust

cont

ain

info

rmat

ion

abou

t th

e de

fend

ant's

cri

min

al re

cord

.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s un

less

the

def

enda

nt w

aive

s, w

ith t

he

cour

t's c

onse

nt. o

r th

e co

urt f

inds

the

repo

rt to

be

unne

cess

ary.

The

pre

sent

ence

repo

rt s

hall

con

tain

the

def

enda

nt's

pri

or c

rim

inal

re

cord

.

Res

ente

nce

repo

rts

are

requ

ired

in f

elon

y ca

ses

and

disc

retio

nary

in

othe

r ca

ses.

Res

ente

nce

repo

rts

mus

t co

ntai

n th

e de

fend

ant's

rec

ord

of p

rior

co

nvic

tion

s.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s in

all

cas

es u

nles

s th

e de

fend

ant w

aive

s.

with

the

cou

rt's

con

sent

, or

the

cou

rt F

ids

a re

port

to b

e un

nece

ssar

y.

The

rep

ort

mus

t co

ntai

n th

e de

fend

ant's

cri

min

al h

isto

ry.

Res

ente

nce

repo

rts

are

disc

reti

onar

y w

ith t

he c

ourt

in

felo

ny c

ases

. T

he r

epor

ts m

ust

cont

ain

info

rmat

ion

abou

t the

def

enda

nt's

pri

or

crim

inal

or

delin

quen

cy r

ecor

ds.

.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n T

able

7

49

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Sta

tute

s au

thor

lzln

g pr

esen

tenc

e I1

or m

ay In

clud

e pr

ior c

onvl

ctlo

ns

moy

irc

cl~p

rior

cou

vicr

iont

are

om

ir&

dfm

m t

he t

ub

&.)

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovl

slon

50

Tab

le 7

Stat

utes

Req

uirin

g th

e U

se o

f Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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Par

t Ill

: C

orre

ctio

nal C

lass

ifica

tions

t A

s in

the

case

of

sent

enci

ng, i

t can

be

ass

umed

that

cor

rect

iona

l off

icia

ls

may

(an

d do

, whe

n th

e in

form

atio

n is

av

aila

ble)

pro

perly

con

side

r an

inm

ate'

s pr

ior

crim

inal

his

tory

in

mak

ing

clas

sifi

catio

n de

cisi

ons

for

secu

rity

and

prog

ram

ass

ignm

ent

purp

oses

, eve

n in

the

abse

nce

of

spec

ific

lega

l aut

hori

ty.

Tab

le 8

list

s St

ate

stat

utor

y pr

ovis

ions

that

sp

ecifi

cally

requ

ire o

r aut

horiz

e co

rrec

tiona

l off

icia

ls to

con

side

r suc

h in

form

atio

n an

d, in

som

e ca

ses,

pr

ovid

e fo

r mak

ing

the

info

rmat

ion

avai

labl

e.

Flor

ida'

s la

w is

a g

ood

exam

ple.

It

prov

ides

that

as

soon

as

poss

ible

af

ter a

pris

oner

has

bee

n co

mm

itted

to

the

cust

ody

of t

he D

epar

tmen

t of

Cor

rect

ions

, the

clas

sifi

catio

n bo

ard

shal

l pre

pare

a c

lass

ific

atio

n su

mm

ary

whi

ch s

hall

incl

ude

"the

cri

min

al,

pers

onal

, soc

ial a

nd e

nviro

nmen

tal

back

grou

nd a

nd o

ther

rele

vant

fact

ors

cons

ider

ed in

cla

ssif

ying

the

pris

oner

fo

r a p

enal

env

iron

men

t bes

t sui

ted

for h

is ra

pid

reha

bilit

atio

n."

To

faci

litat

e pr

epar

atio

n of

thi

s su

mm

ary,

ano

ther

sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

re

quire

s tha

t the

off

icer

del

iver

ing

the

pris

oner

to th

e D

epar

tmen

t sha

ll al

so

deliv

er, a

mon

g ot

her

thin

gs, "

any

avai

labl

e pr

esen

tenc

e in

vest

igat

ion

repo

rts."

Ala

ska

law

dir

ects

the

com

mis

sion

er o

f pu

blic

saf

ety

to

esta

blis

h pr

ogra

ms

to p

rovi

de f

or th

e se

curit

y an

d re

habi

litat

ion

of

pris

oner

s and

to a

ssig

n pr

ison

ers

to

such

pro

gram

s ba

sed

on, a

mon

g ot

her

thin

gs, "

the

reco

rd o

f co

nvic

tions

of

the

pris

oner

."

Ark

ansa

s la

w d

irec

ts

the

Dep

artm

ent o

f C

orre

ctio

ns to

es

tabl

ish

a sy

stem

for

cla

ssif

ying

pr

ison

ers "

acco

rdin

g to

dep

ortm

ent,"

an

d to

con

side

r in

impl

emen

ting

such

cl

assi

fica

tion

syst

em, t

he p

riso

ner's

"r

ecor

d pr

ior

to c

omm

itmen

t to

the

Dep

artm

ent o

f C

orre

ctio

ns."

Cal

iforn

ia la

w re

quire

s th

e D

irect

or

of C

orre

ctio

ns to

cla

ssif

y pr

ison

ers

for i

nstit

utio

nal a

ssig

nmen

t pur

pose

s ba

sed

upon

exa

min

atio

n an

d st

udy

of

allpe

rtin

ent c

ircum

stan

ces o

f th

e pe

rson

's lif

e, in

clud

ing

"the

an

tece

dent

s of

the

vio

latio

n of

law

be

caus

e of

whi

ch h

e or

she

has

bee

n co

mm

itted

to p

rison

."

Mis

siss

ippi

la

w r

equi

res the

corr

ectio

nal

clas

sifi

catio

n co

mm

ittee

to c

onsi

der,

amon

g ot

her

thin

gs, "

the

com

plet

e re

cord

of

the

offe

nder

's cr

imin

al

hist

ory.

" N

evad

a la

w r

equi

res

corr

ectio

nal a

utho

ritie

s to

keep

a

reco

rd o

f ea

ch in

mat

e w

hich

sha

ll in

clud

e "the o

ffen

der's

rec

ord

of

conv

ictio

ns."

Neb

rask

a ha

s a

sim

ilar

prov

isio

n re

quiri

ng c

orre

ctio

nal

auth

oriti

es to

mai

ntai

n in

mat

e fi

les

whi

ch m

ust i

nclu

de p

rior c

rim

inal

re

cord

s.

Oth

er S

tate

s hav

e sp

ecifi

cally

pr

ovid

ed fo

r mak

ing

crim

inal

his

tory

records

avai

labl

e to

cor

rect

iona

l of

fici

als.

For

exa

mpl

e, W

est

Virg

inia

has

a s

tatu

tory

pro

visi

on

requ

iring

that

a c

opy

of a

n of

fend

er's

pres

ente

nce

repo

rt (w

hich

mus

t in

clud

e cr

imin

al h

isto

ry in

form

atio

n)

mus

t be

mad

e av

aila

ble

to th

e D

epar

tmen

t of C

orre

ctio

ns to

geth

er

with

a c

opy

of a

ny in

form

atio

n or

ot

her d

ocum

ent c

harg

ing

prio

r co

nvic

tions

for s

ente

nce

enha

ncem

ent

purp

oses

. W

yom

ing

has

a pr

ovis

ion

requ

iring

the

forw

ardi

ng o

f pr

esen

tenc

e rep

orts

to c

orre

ctio

nal

inst

itutio

ns an

d re

quir

ing

the

Div

isio

n of

Crim

inal

Ide

ntif

icat

ion

to

mak

e cr

imin

al h

isto

ry re

cord

in

form

atio

n av

aila

ble

to s

uch

offi

cial

s. L

aws

in b

oth

Mas

sach

uset

ts an

d M

isso

uri r

equi

re

the

pros

ecut

ing

atto

rney

to f

urni

sh

crim

inal

his

tory

reco

rd in

form

atio

n on

sen

tenc

ed in

divi

dual

s to

the

Dep

artm

ents

of

Cor

rect

ions

.

As

note

d ea

rlie

r, it

is li

kely

that

ev

en in

tho

se S

tate

s tha

t hav

e no

t en-

ac

ted

spec

ific

stat

utor

y au

thor

ity, c

or-

rect

iona

l off

icia

ls u

se a

vaila

ble

in-

form

atio

n co

ncer

ning

inm

ates

' prio

r cr

imin

al re

cord

s in

mak

ing

corr

ec-

tiona

l cla

ssif

icat

ion

dete

rmin

atio

ns.

Stat

e la

w c

omm

only

giv

es b

road

au-

th

ority

to D

epar

tmen

ts o

f C

orre

ctio

ns

rega

rdin

g th

e cl

assi

ficat

ion

and

as-

sign

men

t of p

rison

ers

and

auth

oriz

es

them

to

cons

ider

all

rele

vant

info

rma-

tio

n in

per

form

ing

thei

r du

ties.

In

this

rega

rd, p

rese

nten

ce re

pats

are

of

ten

prep

ared

by

paro

le o

ffic

ials

and

ar

e m

ade

avai

labl

e for

cor

rect

iona

l pu

rpos

es a

s w

ell a

s fo

r sen

tenc

ing

purp

oses

, und

er d

epar

tmen

tal r

ules

if

not b

y ex

pres

s st

atut

ory

auth

ority

.

Stat

ures

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

I

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Tabl

e 8

S

tatu

tes

auth

orlz

ing

cons

ider

atio

n of

cri

min

al h

isto

ry in

co

rrec

tiona

i cla

ssifi

catio

n an

d su

perv

isio

n

(Not

e: S

tate

s whi

ch d

o no

t hav

e st

atut

es a

utho

rizi

ng c

onri

drm

hbn

of c

rim

inal

his

tory

in c

orre

ctw

nal c

larj

fiat

wn

and

supe

rvis

ion orc

omitt

edfr

om th

e table.)

Sta

te

Cita

tion

Ala

bam

a 15

-22-

25

Ala

ska

33.3

0.09

1

Ari

zona

13

-701

Ark

ansa

s 12

-27-

1 13(

e)

12-2

9-10

1

Cal

ifor

nia

Pen.

Cod

e 4

5068

Flo

rida

92

1.2

0

944.

17(5

)

944.

1905

Geo

rgia

42

-8-2

91

Haw

aii

353-

7

Idah

o 20

-224

Illi

no

is

38-1

003-

8- 1

Indi

ana

35-3

8-3-

5

Iow

a 90

1.4

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(S

tatu

tory

pmvi

sion

r are

sw

~~

~u

'sc

dor

para

phrm

ed.)

Req

uire

s th

at t

he b

oard

of

pard

ons

and

paro

les

shal

l mak

e a

com

plet

e in

vest

igat

ion

of e

ach

new

ly r

ecei

ved

pris

oner

and

com

pile

a r

epor

t th

at m

ust

incl

ude

the

pris

oner

's c

rim

inal

rec

ord.

Req

uire

s co

mm

issi

oner

of

publ

ic s

afet

y to

ass

ign

pris

oner

s to

pr

ogra

ms

base

d up

on,

amon

g ot

her

thin

gs, t

he p

riso

ner's

rec

ord

of

conv

icti

ons,

wit

h pa

rtic

ular

em

phas

is o

n co

nvic

tion

s fo

r se

x cr

imes

.

Prov

ides

tha

t th

e pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

, w

hich

inc

lude

s th

e of

fend

er's

cr

imin

al h

isto

ry, m

ust

be f

orw

arde

d to

the

Dep

artm

ent o

f C

orre

ctio

ns.

Req

uire

s th

e di

rect

or o

f th

e D

epar

tmen

t of

Cor

rect

ions

to c

ompi

le a

co

mpl

ete

reco

rd o

n ea

ch i

nmat

e in

clud

ing

tria

l, co

nvic

tion

and

pas

t hi

stor

y.

Req

uire

s th

e di

rect

or o

f th

e D

epar

tmen

t of

Cor

rect

ions

to e

stab

lish

a

syst

em f

or c

lass

ifyi

ng p

riso

ners

acc

ordi

ng t

o de

port

men

t, ta

king

int

o co

nsid

erat

ion

thei

r re

cord

s pr

ior

to c

omm

itm

ent.

Req

uire

s th

e D

irec

tor o

f C

orre

ctio

ns to

cla

ssif

y a

pris

oner

for

pro

gram

as

sign

men

t bas

ed u

pon all

pert

inen

t ci

rcum

stan

ces

incl

udin

g "t

he

ante

cede

nts

of t

he v

iola

tion

of

law

bec

ause

of

whi

ch h

e or

she

has

bee

n co

mm

itte

d."

Req

uire

s th

e cl

assi

fica

tion

boa

rd t

o co

mpi

le a

cla

ssif

icat

ion

sum

mar

y fo

r ea

ch p

riso

ner,

inc

ludi

ng "

crim

inal

per

sona

l, so

cial

and

en

viro

nmen

tal

back

grou

nd."

Req

uire

s th

e sh

erif

f or

oth

er o

ffic

er d

eliv

erin

g an

off

ende

r to

the

D

epar

tmen

t of

Cor

rect

ions

to d

eliv

er a

ny a

vail

able

pre

sent

ence

re

port

s.

Req

uire

s th

e D

epar

tmen

t of

Cor

rect

ions

to c

lass

ify

inm

ates

pur

suan

t to

an

obj

ecti

ve c

lass

ific

atio

n sc

hem

e th

at t

akes

int

o co

nsid

erat

ion

the

inm

ate'

s ve

rifi

ed h

isto

ry i

nvol

ving

int

enti

onal

vio

lenc

e.

Req

uire

s th

at p

rese

nten

ce re

port

s (i

nclu

ding

Sta

te a

nd F

BI

crim

inal

hi

stor

y sh

eets

) sh

all b

e de

live

red

wit

h ea

ch o

ffen

der

to t

he D

epar

tmen

t of

Cor

rect

ions

and

the

Boa

rd o

f P

ardo

ns a

nd P

arol

es.

Aut

hori

zes

esta

blis

hmen

t of

a hi

gh s

ecur

ity

corr

ecti

onal

fac

ilit

y fo

r hi

gh r

isk

inm

ates

, in

clud

ing

reci

divi

sts.

Req

uire

s th

e B

oard

of

Cor

rect

ions

to e

stab

lish

a r

ecor

d on

eac

h in

mat

e.

incl

udin

g th

e in

mat

e's

prev

ious

cri

min

al r

ecor

d.

Req

uire

s th

e sh

erif

f de

liver

ing

a pr

ison

er to

the

Dep

artm

ent o

f C

orre

ctio

ns to

del

iver

the

pres

ente

nce

repo

rt w

hich

mus

t in

clud

e th

e in

mat

e's

crim

inal

his

tory

.

Req

uire

s cl

assi

fica

tion

of

new

inm

ates

as

to d

egre

e of

sec

urit

y an

d ca

ndid

acy

for

hom

e de

tent

ion

base

d up

on,

amon

g ot

her

thin

gs,

prio

r cr

imin

al r

ecor

d.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

s, w

ith

crim

inal

his

tory

rec

ords

, to

be

deli

vere

d to

the

Dep

artm

ent

of C

orre

ctio

ns w

ith i

nmat

es.

52

Tab

le 8

St

atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Tabl

e 8 (

cont

.)

Sta

tute

s au

thor

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, tr

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suc

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se

reco

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Req

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s th

e su

peri

nten

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s of

cor

rect

iona

l in

stitu

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to k

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full

and

accu

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reco

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on i

nmat

es a

nd g

ives

suc

h su

peri

nten

dent

s acc

ess

to t

he S

tate

cri

min

al re

cord

rep

osito

ry f

or s

uch

purp

oses

.

Req

uire

s th

e pr

osec

utor

of

co

htt

ed

off

ende

rs to

for

war

d th

eir

crim

inal

his

tory

rec

ords

to t

he D

epar

tmen

t of

Cor

rect

ions

. R

equi

res

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bure

au o

f pe

nal

inst

itutio

ns to

cla

ssif

y pr

ison

ers

on t

he

basi

s of

file

s es

tabl

ishe

d by

cla

ssif

icat

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com

mitt

ees

and

requ

ires

cl

erks

of

cour

t and

pro

batio

n of

fice

rs to

mak

e cr

imin

al re

cord

s av

aila

ble

to t

he c

lass

ific

atio

n co

mm

ittee

s.

Req

uire

s cl

assi

fica

tion

com

mitt

ee to

con

side

r an

inm

ate'

s cr

imin

al a

nd

juve

nile

his

tory

in

dete

rmin

ing

wor

k du

ties,

liv

ing

quar

ters

, re

habi

litat

ion

prog

ram

s an

d pr

ivile

ges.

Req

uire

s sh

erif

f de

liver

ing

a pr

ison

er to

the

Dep

artm

ent o

f C

orre

ctio

ns

to d

eliv

er p

riso

ner's

pre

viou

s cr

imin

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ecor

d.

Req

uire

s th

e D

epar

tmen

t of

Cor

rect

ions

to e

stab

lish

trea

tmen

t pr

ogra

ms

for

Fis

t of

fend

ers.

Req

uire

s th

e ch

ief

exec

utiv

e of

fice

r of

eac

h co

rrec

tiona

l fac

ility

to

esta

blis

h fi

les

for

inm

ates

to

be u

sed

for

clas

sifi

catio

n, tr

ansf

er, p

arol

e an

d ot

her p

urpo

ses.

E

ach

such

file

mus

t con

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the

inm

ate'

s cr

imin

al

hist

ory

reco

rd.

Req

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s th

e di

rect

or o

f th

e D

epar

tmen

t of

Cor

rect

ions

to e

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lish

a sy

stem

of

clas

sifi

catio

n, b

ased

upo

n, a

mon

g ot

her

thin

gs,

the

Iin

mat

e's

reco

rd o

f co

nvic

tions

.

Mak

es e

ligib

ility

for

ass

ignm

ent t

o ho

nor

cam

p de

pend

ent u

pon,

am

ong

othe

r th

ings

, pa

st c

rim

inal

his

tory

.

Req

uire

s th

e bo

ard

of m

anag

ers

to o

btai

n an

d re

cord

info

rmat

ion

abou

t ea

ch i

nmat

e's

"pas

t lif

e,"

amon

g ot

her

thin

gs.

Aut

hori

zes i

nmat

es b

etw

een

the

ages

of

15 a

nd 3

0 to

be

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mitt

ed to

th

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y ha

ve n

ot p

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pri

son.

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s co

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pres

ente

nce

repo

rts

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ch in

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e cr

imin

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hist

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rs c

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thir

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53

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epar

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Cor

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ify

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the

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, am

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al h

isto

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.

Req

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s th

e D

epar

tmen

t of

Cor

rect

ions

to c

ondu

ct p

rese

nten

ce

inve

stig

atio

ns a

nd p

repa

re r

epor

ts t

hat

mus

t in

clud

e cr

imin

al

hist

orie

s.

Req

uire

s th

at p

rese

nten

ce r

epor

ts,

whi

ch i

nclu

de c

rim

inal

his

tory

in

form

atio

n, m

ust

acco

mpa

ny o

ffen

ders

com

mit

ted

to t

he D

epar

tmen

t of

C

orre

ctio

ns.

Req

uire

s th

at p

rese

nten

ce re

port

s, w

hich

inc

lude

inf

orm

atio

n on

of

fend

ers'

crim

inal

his

tori

es,

be d

eliv

ered

to t

he D

epar

tmen

t of

Cor

rect

ions

.

Prov

ides

that

the

Dep

artm

ent o

f C

orre

ctio

ns m

ay u

se p

rese

nten

ce

repo

rts,

whi

ch i

nclu

de c

rim

inal

his

tory

inf

orm

atio

n, f

or c

orre

ctio

nal

clas

sifi

cati

on a

nd p

arol

e pu

rpos

es.

Req

uire

s th

e S

tate

boa

rd o

f pa

role

to

keep

com

plet

e re

cord

s on

all

pr

ison

ers

and

requ

ires

the

Sta

te c

rim

inal

reco

rd r

epos

itory

to

mak

e re

cord

s av

aila

ble

for

that

pur

pose

.

Req

uire

s th

e pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

, w

hich

inc

lude

s cr

imin

al h

isto

ry r

ecor

d in

form

atio

n, t

o be

for

war

ded

to t

he p

enal

ins

titu

tion

with

com

mit

ted

offe

nder

s.

54

Tab

le 8

St

atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Par

t IV

: P

aro

le E

ligib

ility

Tab

le 9

list

s St

ate

law

s an

d co

nstit

utio

nal p

rovi

sion

s th

at re

quir

e or

per

mit

cons

ider

atio

n of

an

inm

ate'

s pr

ior

crim

inal

his

tory

reco

rd in

de

term

inat

ions

rega

rdin

g re

leas

e on

pa

role

. It

can

be

assu

med

that

prio

r co

nvic

tions

wou

ld p

lay

an im

port

ant

part

in a

par

ole

deci

sion

in a

ny S

tate

, ev

en in

the

abse

nce

of a

n ex

pres

s st

atut

ory

prov

isio

n. A

s is

the

case

w

ith a

ll of

the

tabl

es in

thi

s re

port

, all o

f the

sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

s lis

ted

in T

able

9 e

xpre

ssly

ref

er to

cri

min

al

hist

ory

reco

rd in

form

atio

n. T

he la

ws

spec

ifica

lly a

utho

rize

paro

le b

oard

s or

ot

her c

orre

ctio

nal o

ffic

ials

to c

onsi

der

prio

r cr

imin

al re

cord

s in

mak

ing

rele

ase

deci

sion

s or m

ake

paro

le

elig

ibili

ty d

epen

dent

upo

n th

e in

mat

e's

prio

r cr

imin

al re

cord

. A

s no

ted

in th

e ea

rlie

r ana

lysi

s of

sent

enci

ng st

atut

es, n

umer

ous

Stat

es

have

refo

rmed

thei

r se

nten

cing

ap

proa

ches

in r

ecen

t yea

rs to

pro

vide

fo

r det

erm

inat

e se

nten

cing

pur

suan

t to

sent

enci

ng g

uide

lines

or m

anda

tory

se

nten

cing

str

uctu

res.

Und

er th

is

appr

oach

, the

off

ende

r ser

ves t

he

sent

ence

impo

sed,

less

goo

d tim

e cr

edits

: rel

ease

on

paro

le p

rior

to th

e ex

pira

tion

of t

he s

ente

nce

is n

o lo

nger

pro

vide

d. F

or e

xam

ple,

par

ole

was

abo

lishe

d in

the

Fede

ral p

enal

sy

stem

eff

ectiv

e Nov

embe

r 1,

1986

, co

ncur

rent

with

the

inst

itutio

n of

the

Fe

dera

l Sen

tenc

ing

Gui

delin

es.

Seve

ral S

tate

s als

o ha

ve a

bolis

hed

paro

le fo

r sen

tenc

es i-

:pos

ed a

fter

the

effe

ctiv

e dat

e of

new

det

erm

inat

e se

nten

cing

str

uctu

res.

In

Was

hing

ton,

for e

xam

ple,

par

ole

has

been

abo

lishe

d fo

r sen

tenc

es im

pose

d af

ter J

uly

1, 1

984.

In

New

Mex

ico,

pa

role

rem

ains

app

licab

le o

nly

to li

fe

sent

ence

s, a

nd th

e pa

role

boa

rd is

re

quire

d to

con

side

r the

inm

ate'

s pr

ior

crim

inal

reco

rd in

mak

ing

its re

leas

e de

cisi

on.

Paro

le h

as b

een

abol

ishe

d in

Min

neso

ta in

fav

or o

f de

term

inat

e se

nten

cing

und

er s

ente

ncin

g gu

idel

ines

. In

Flo

rida

, par

ole

is u

nder

le

gisl

ativ

e re

view

as a

resu

lt of

the

im

plem

enta

tion

of s

ente

ncin

g gu

idel

ines

. T

he p

rese

nt p

arol

e st

atut

e ha

s be

en r

epea

led

effe

ctiv

e O

ctob

er 1

, 19

9 1.

Pres

ently

, per

sons

sen

tenc

ed

outs

ide

the

sent

enci

ng g

uide

lines

are

el

igib

le fo

r par

ole

purs

uant

to p

arol

e cr

iteria

"de

sign

ed t

o gi

ve primary

wei

ght t

o th

e se

riou

snes

s of

the

offe

nder

's pr

esen

t crim

inal

off

ense

and

his

past

crim

inal

reco

rd."

Not

all

Stat

es th

at h

ave

refo

rmed

th

eir

sent

enci

ng st

ruct

ures

hav

e ab

olis

hed

paro

le.

For e

xam

ple,

T

enne

ssee

's ne

w s

ente

ncin

g st

ruct

ure,

w

hich

bas

es s

ente

nce l

engt

hs o

n th

e se

verit

y of

the

crim

e an

d cl

assi

ficat

ion

of t

he o

ffen

der a

s a

miti

gate

d, st

anda

rd, m

ultip

le,

pers

iste

nt o

r car

eer o

ffen

der (

base

d on

th

e nu

mbe

r an

d se

rious

ness

of

prio

r of

fens

es),

also

bas

es p

arol

e el

igib

ility

st

atus

on

offe

nder

cla

ssif

icat

ion.

In

addi

tion,

the

new

law

pro

vide

s th

at a

pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

mus

t be

prep

ared

an

d m

ade

avai

labl

e to

the

paro

le b

oard

fo

r eac

h of

fend

er se

nten

ced

to

inca

rcer

atio

n fo

r one

yea

r or

mor

e.

In m

any

of t

he S

tate

s th

at h

ave

reta

ined

par

ole,

sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

s m

ake

rele

ase

elig

ibili

ty d

epen

dent

at

leas

t in

part

upon

whe

ther

the

offe

nder

has

prio

r crim

inal

off

ense

s.

For

exam

ple,

in V

irgi

nia,

a f

irst

-tim

e fe

lon

is e

ligib

le fo

r par

ole

afte

r se

rvin

g on

e-qu

arte

r of t

he s

ente

nce

impo

sed

or tw

elve

yea

rs, w

hich

ever

is

shor

ter,

a se

cond

-tim

e fe

lon

is

elig

ible

aft

er se

rvin

g on

e-th

ird o

f th

e te

rm o

r th

irtee

n ye

ars,

whi

chev

er is

sh

orte

r, a

thir

d-tim

e fe

lon

is e

ligib

le

afte

r ser

ving

one

-hal

f of

the term o

r fo

urte

en y

ears

, whi

chev

er is

sho

rter;

and

a p

emn

con

vict

ed o

f fo

ur o

r m

ore

felo

nies

mus

t ser

ve th

ree-

fo

urth

s of

the

term

impo

sed

or fi

ftee

n ye

ars,

whi

chev

er is

sho

rter

, bef

ore

beco

min

g el

igib

le fo

r par

ole.

Pe

nnsy

lvan

ia's

stat

ute r

equi

res

the

paro

le b

oard

to c

onsi

der,

amon

g ot

her

thin

gs, t

he n

atur

e an

d ch

arac

ter o

f th

e of

fens

e com

mitt

ed a

nd th

e ch

arac

ter

and

hist

ory

of t

he p

rison

er.

In t

his

rega

rd, t

he b

oard

is re

quire

d to

in

vest

igat

e eac

h pe

rson

com

mitt

ed to

pr

ison

who

is

elig

ible

for p

arol

e an

d to

obt

ain,

am

ong

othe

r thi

ngs,

"th

e co

mpl

ete

crim

inal

reco

rd, a

s fa

r as

the

sam

e m

ay b

e kn

own.

" N

evad

a la

w re

quire

s the

par

ole

boar

d to

est

ablis

h an

d en

forc

e pa

role

re

leas

e st

anda

rds d

esig

ned

in part

to

"lim

it th

e re

leas

e of

per

sons

with

a

hist

ory

of r

epet

itive

crim

inal

co

nduc

t" A

rizon

a la

w m

akes

the

rate

at

whi

ch g

ood

time

cred

its a

re e

arne

d de

pend

ent u

pon

the

exis

tenc

e and

na

ture

of

prio

r co

nvic

tions

. O

ther

pr

ovis

ions

of A

rizon

a la

w a

utho

rize

th

e D

epar

tmen

t of C

orre

ctio

ns

dire

ctor

to c

onsi

der a

n in

mat

e's

prio

r record in

dec

idin

g w

heth

er to

rele

ase

on w

ork

furlo

ugh

or to

gra

nt e

arly

pa

role

bec

ause

of

pris

on c

row

ding

.

Stat

utes

Req

uirin

g th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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Man

y of

the

Sta

te la

ws

that

pr

ovid

e fo

r enh

ance

d se

nten

ces f

or

repe

at o

ffen

ders

or h

abitu

al o

ffen

ders

al

so p

rohi

bit o

r lim

it re

leas

e of

suc

h of

fend

ers o

n pa

role

. In

add

ition

, m

any

Stat

es h

ave

othe

r sta

tuto

ry

prov

isio

ns th

at p

rohi

bit o

r lim

it pa

role

for c

erta

in o

ffen

ders

with

sp

ecifi

ed p

rior c

onvi

ctio

ns.

For

exam

ple,

Virg

inia

law

pro

hibi

ts

paro

le fo

r any

one c

onvi

cted

thre

e or

mor

e tim

es o

f en

umer

ated

ser

ious

fe

loni

es o

r enu

mer

ated

dru

g of

fens

es.

Wes

t Virg

inia

law

pro

vide

s tha

t a

pers

on c

onvi

cted

for t

he th

ird

or

subs

eque

nt ti

me

of a

felo

ny m

ay n

ot

be p

arol

ed p

rior t

o se

rvin

g th

e m

inim

um te

rm p

rovi

ded

by la

w f

or

the

new

off

ense

and

a pe

rson

se

nten

ced

to li

fe w

ho h

as tw

o or

mor

e pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns m

ay n

ot b

e pa

role

d pr

ior

to se

rvin

g 15

year

s. So

uth

Car

olin

a la

w p

rohi

bits

par

ole

for p

erso

ns c

onvi

cted

for t

he s

econ

d or

subs

eque

nt ti

me

of s

peci

fied

viol

ent o

ffen

ses.

In

Ala

bam

a, p

arol

e is

pro

hibi

ted

for a

ny p

erso

n gi

ven

a lif

e se

nten

ce w

ho h

as p

revi

ousl

y be

en

conv

icte

d of

a C

lass

A fe

lony

or a

ny

pers

on c

onvi

cted

of a

n en

umer

ated

se

riou

s fel

ony

who

has

bee

n co

nvic

ted

of a

felo

ny re

sulti

ng in

se

riou

s inj

ury

with

in th

e pr

evio

us

five

yea

rs.

Ariz

ona

proh

ibits

par

ole

for s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

ses o

f sex

ual

assa

ult a

gain

st a

spou

se o

r sex

ual

offe

nses

aga

inst

child

ren,

as

wel

l as

for e

num

erat

ed o

ffen

ses c

omm

itted

w

hile

on

rele

ase

from

con

finem

ent.

Arizona,

Cal

iforn

ia an

d M

aryl

and

proh

ibit

or li

mit

paro

le fo

r per

sons

co

nvic

ted

of e

num

erat

ed d

rug

offe

nses

w

ho h

ave

prio

r con

vict

ions

for s

uch

offe

nses

. H

awai

i and

Nor

th C

arol

ina

have

pro

visi

ons p

rohi

bitin

g or

lim

iting

par

ole

for e

num

erat

ed re

peat

of

fens

es in

volv

ing

dead

ly w

eapo

ns.

Cal

iforn

ia an

d O

rego

n ha

ve

prov

isio

ns li

miti

ng o

r den

ying

par

ole

for p

erso

ns c

onvi

cted

of m

urde

r who

ha

ve p

rior m

urde

r con

vict

ions

.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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Tab

le 9

S

tatu

tes

prov

idin

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at p

arol

e el

igib

iiity

sha

ii or

may

be

affe

cted

by

prio

r co

nvl

ctlo

ns

(N

ote:

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tate

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hich

Sta

te

Ala

bam

a

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ska

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zona

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orad

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ibili

ty s

hall

or

may

be

offr

cted

by

pri

or

con

vict

ww

are

om

itted

fmm

flu

tab

k.)

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sio

n

(Sta

tuto

ry p

mvi

rio

w a

re s

um

miz

ed

orp

arap

hra

sed

)

Pers

on c

onvi

cted

of

mur

der

or a

vio

lent

fel

cny

resu

lting

in

seri

ous

inju

ry w

ho h

as a

con

vict

ion

for

a vi

olen

t fe

lony

with

in p

revi

ous

five

ye

ars

is i

nelig

ible

for

par

ole.

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son

give

n li

fe s

ente

nce

for

seco

nd c

lass

A f

elon

y is

ine

ligib

le f

or

paro

le.

Lim

its e

ligi

bili

ty fo

r di

scre

tiona

ry p

arol

e fo

r pe

rson

s se

nten

ced

to

enha

nced

term

s as

rep

eat o

ffen

ders

.

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vide

s th

at t

he p

arol

e bo

ard

shal

l con

side

r th

e pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

co

mpi

led

for

the

sent

enci

ng c

ourt

, in

clud

ing

the

pris

oner

's c

rim

inal

an

d ju

veni

le h

isto

ry a

nd h

is p

revi

ous

expe

rien

ce o

n pa

role

or

prob

atio

n.

Bas

es r

ates

of

earn

ed re

leas

e cr

edits

upo

n, a

mon

g ot

her

thin

gs,

prio

r cr

imin

al r

ecor

d.

Lim

its p

arol

e el

igib

ility

[pe

rson

mus

t se

rve

a de

sign

ated

num

ber

of

year

s be

fore

bec

omin

g el

igib

le f

or p

arol

e co

nsid

erat

ion]

for

dan

gero

us

and

repe

titiv

e of

fend

ers,

bas

ed u

pon

the

seri

ousn

ess

of t

he o

ffen

se a

nd

the

num

ber

and

seri

ousn

ess

of p

rior

off

ense

s.

Lim

its p

arol

e el

igib

ility

for

per

sons

con

vict

ed o

f da

nger

ous

crim

es

agai

nst c

hild

ren

who

hav

e pr

ior

conv

ictio

ns f

or s

uch

offe

nses

.

Lim

its p

arol

e el

igib

ilit

y fo

r pe

rson

s co

nvic

ted

of f

elon

ies

whi

le o

n pa

role

, pr

obat

ions

or

any

othe

r fo

rm o

f re

leas

e.

Pro

vide

s th

at e

ligib

ility

for

rel

ease

on

wor

k fu

rlou

gh s

hall

depe

nd o

n,

amon

g ot

her

thin

gs,

the

pris

oner

's p

rior

cri

min

al r

ecor

d.

Pro

hibi

ts e

arly

rel

ease

(be

caus

e of

ove

rcro

wdi

ng) o

f pr

ison

ers

with

pr

ior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns.

Lim

its p

arol

e el

igib

ility

for

per

sons

con

vict

ed f

or a

sec

ond

or

subs

eque

nt ti

me

of s

exua

l ass

ault

of a

spo

use.

Est

ablis

hes

paro

le e

ligib

ility

dep

endi

ng o

n da

te o

f of

fens

e,

seri

ousn

ess

of o

ffen

se a

nd p

rior

cri

min

al r

ecor

d.

Lim

its p

arol

e el

igib

ility

for

hab

itual

off

ende

rs b

ased

upo

n nu

mbe

r of

pr

ior

pris

on t

erm

s se

rved

for

enu

mer

ated

ser

ious

off

ense

s.

Lim

its p

arol

e el

igib

ility

for

per

sons

con

vict

ed o

f en

umer

ated

dru

g of

fens

es w

ho h

ave

serv

ed p

rior

pri

son

term

s fo

r dr

ug o

ffen

ses.

Pro

vide

s fo

r lif

e se

nten

ce w

ithou

t pa

role

for

a p

erso

n co

nvic

ted

of

seco

nd d

egre

e m

urde

r w

ho h

as s

erve

d a

pris

on te

rm f

or m

urde

r.

Pro

vide

s fo

r li

fe w

ithou

t par

ole

for

a pe

rson

con

vict

ed o

f fi

rst

degr

ee

mur

der

who

has

a p

rior

con

vict

ion

for

mur

der.

Est

ablis

hes

paro

le g

uide

lines

tha

t se

t ou

t ag

grav

atin

g ci

rcum

stan

ces

affe

ctin

g th

e le

ngth

and

con

ditio

ns o

f pa

role

, in

clud

ing

whe

ther

the

of

fend

er w

as o

n pa

role

or

prob

atio

n w

hen

he c

omitt

ed th

e cr

ime

for

whi

ch h

e w

as c

omm

itted

and

th

e of

fend

er h

as n

umer

ous

or

incr

easi

ngly

ser

ious

adu

lt or

juv

enile

con

vict

ions

.

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vide

s fo

r es

tabl

ishm

ent o

f ob

ject

ive

paro

le c

rite

ria

for

pers

ons

serv

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paro

le-e

ligib

le s

ente

nces

bas

ed u

pon

the

offe

nder

's p

rese

nt

crim

inal

off

ense

and

his

pas

t cr

imin

al r

ecor

d.

Pro

hibi

ts p

arol

e fo

r per

sons

con

vict

ed o

f a

felo

ny f

or t

he f

ourt

h or

su

bseq

uent

tim

e.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

Tab

le 9

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ing

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mpr

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e se

riou

snes

s of

the

off

ense

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the

off

ende

r's p

rior

cri

min

al h

isto

ry.

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vide

s fo

r m

anda

tory

term

s of

im

pris

onm

ent w

itho

ut p

arol

e fo

r

pers

ons

wnv

icte

d of

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t fir

earm

fel

ony

offe

nses

.

Pro

vide

s th

at p

erso

ns s

ervi

ng s

ente

nces

for

sex

off

ense

s w

ho h

ave

a hi

stor

y of

pre

viou

s se

x of

fens

es s

hall

be

inel

igib

le f

or p

arol

e.

Pro

vide

s th

at p

arol

e bo

ard

shal

l m

ake

its

dete

rmin

atio

n ba

sed

upon

, am

ong

othe

r th

ings

, th

e pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

(w

hich

con

tain

s

-in

form

atio

n ab

out

the

offe

nder

's c

rim

inal

his

tory

).

Pro

vide

s fo

r se

nten

cing

cer

tain

off

ende

rs to

ter

ms

of i

mpr

ison

men

t w

itho

ut p

arol

e ba

sed

upon

pri

or c

rim

inal

his

tory

.

Pro

vide

s th

at p

arol

e de

cisi

ons

shal

l be

bas

ed i

n pa

rt u

pon

inm

ates

' pa

st c

rim

inal

his

tori

es.

Hab

itua

l off

ende

rs n

ot e

ligi

ble

for

paro

le u

ntil

min

imum

sen

tenc

e is

se

rved

.

Pers

on c

onvi

cted

of

a fo

rcib

le f

elon

y w

ith

a pr

ior

viol

ent

felo

ny

conv

icti

on o

r co

nvic

ted

of a

non

forc

ible

fel

ony

wit

h a

prio

r fo

rcib

le

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

n w

ithi

n pr

evio

us f

ive

year

s is

ine

ligi

ble

for

paro

le

unti

l hal

f of

max

imum

sen

tenc

e is

ser

ved.

Par

ole

boar

d to

con

side

r pr

evio

us c

rim

inal

his

tory

.

Par

ole

boar

d to

con

side

r pr

evio

us c

rim

inal

his

tory

.

Proh

ibits

par

ole

for

pers

ons

conv

icte

d of

sec

ond

or s

ubse

quen

t sex

of

fens

e ag

ains

t a

min

or.

Paro

le b

oard

req

uire

d to

obt

ain

crim

inal

his

tory

rec

ord

of a

ll pa

role

-

elig

ible

off

ende

rs.

Boa

rd s

hall

con

side

r pr

evio

us c

rim

inal

reco

rd i

n

paro

le d

ecis

ions

.

Port

ion

of s

ente

nce

that

con

vict

ed f

elon

mus

t se

rve

befo

re p

arol

e

elig

ibil

ity

depe

nden

t up

on n

umbe

rs o

f pr

evio

us f

elon

y co

nvic

tion

s

and

whe

ther

pre

viou

s se

nten

ce h

as b

een

serv

ed.

Par

ole

boar

d sh

all

cons

ider

pre

viou

s cr

imin

al r

ecor

d.

Req

uire

s pr

esen

tenc

e re

port

(w

ith

crim

inal

his

tory

) to

be

sent

to

divi

sion

of

prob

atio

n an

d pa

role

with

com

mit

ted

offe

nder

.

Kit

s pa

role

eli

gibi

lity

for

per

sons

con

vict

ed o

f re

peat

dru

g

viol

atio

ns.

Pro

vide

s fo

r m

anda

tory

25-

year

ter

m w

ith l

imit

ed p

arol

e el

igib

ilit

y fo

r

pers

on c

onvi

cted

of

thir

d cr

ime

of v

iole

nce

who

has

ser

ved

at l

east

one

pr

ior

pris

on te

rm f

or a

cri

me

of v

iole

nce.

Pro

vide

s fo

r li

fe w

itho

ut

paro

le f

or f

ourt

h co

nvic

tion

for

a c

rim

e of

vio

lenc

e.

Per

son

conv

icte

d as

hab

itua

l off

ende

r no

t el

igib

le f

or p

arol

e un

til

half

of

max

imum

term

is

serv

ed.

Pers

on c

onvi

cted

of

repe

at d

rug

offe

nses

not

eli

gibl

e fo

r pa

role

unt

il

man

dato

ry m

inim

um te

rm i

s se

rved

.

Pers

on c

onvi

cted

of

drug

traf

fick

ing

for

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

tim

e .s

ente

nced

to l

ife

wit

hout

par

ole.

58

Tab

le 9

St

atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Qse

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Tabi

e 9

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s pr

ovid

ing

that

par

ole

elig

iblil

ty s

hall

or m

ay b

e af

fect

ed b

y pr

ior

conv

lctlo

ns

(Not

e: S

tate

s w

hzh

do

nor h

ave

stnh

rtes

pro

vidn

g th

ar p

arol

e el

rgrb

ilrry

sha

ll or

may

be

qTec

ted

by p

rior

con

vicr

iorr

r me

omin

ed fr

om r

he t

able

.)

Sta

te

Cita

tion

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sion

(S

tatu

tory

prov

isio

ns m

e su

mm

arka

d or

par

aphm

rad)

Min

neso

ta

243.

05

Pers

on s

ente

nced

to l

ife

for m

urde

r w

ho h

as a

pre

viou

s fe

lony

co

nvic

tion

mus

t se

rve

25 y

ears

bef

ore

paro

le e

ligi

bili

ty.

Par

ole

boar

d m

ay c

onsi

der

prev

ious

cri

min

al h

isto

ries

in

cons

ider

ing

paro

le o

f pa

role

-eli

gibl

e in

mat

es.

609.

184

Man

dato

ry t

erm

of

life

wit

hout

par

ole

for

pers

on c

onvi

cted

of

firs

t de

gree

mur

der

who

has

one

or

mor

e pr

ior

conv

icti

ons

for

a he

inou

s cr

ime.

Mis

siss

ippi

99

-19-

81

Max

imum

sen

tenc

e w

ithou

t pa

role

for

per

sons

sen

tenc

ed as

habi

tual

cr

imin

als

(fel

ony

conv

icti

on w

ith t

wo

or m

ore

prev

ious

fel

ony

conv

icti

ons

and

sent

ence

s).

99-1

9-81

L

ife

with

out p

arol

e fo

r ha

bitu

al c

rim

inal

s (a

s ab

ove)

if o

ne o

r m

ore

of

the

prio

rs w

as a

cri

me

of v

iole

nce.

47-7

-3

Per

sons

con

vict

ed a

nd s

ente

nced

as

habi

tual

cri

min

als

not

elig

ible

for

pa

role

.

47-7

-17

Paro

le b

oard

sha

ll c

onsi

der

prev

ious

cri

min

al r

ecor

d.

47-7

-19

Judg

es,

pros

ecut

ors

and

poli

ce o

ffic

ers

to f

urni

sh p

revi

ous

hist

ory

info

rmat

ion

to t

he p

arol

e bo

ard.

Mis

sour

i 21

7.76

0 B

oard

of

prob

atio

n an

d pa

role

to

mak

e pr

esen

tenc

e in

vest

igat

ion

and

repo

rt,

incl

udin

g pr

evio

us c

rim

inal

his

tory

, be

fore

im

posi

tion

of

sent

ence

or

gran

ting

of

prob

atio

n or

par

ole.

Mon

tana

46

-23-

201,

202

P

arol

e bo

ard

shal

l co

nsid

er p

revi

ous

crim

inal

his

tory

. N

ebra

ska

83-1

114(

2)(j

) B

oard

of

paro

le s

hall

con

side

r pr

evio

us c

rim

inal

his

tory

. N

evad

a 21

3.10

987

Par

ole

boar

d sh

all

adop

t st

anda

rds

whi

ch s

hall

, am

ong

othe

r th

ings

, pr

ovid

e fo

r lo

nger

ter

ms

for

pers

ons

with

his

tory

of

repe

titi

ve

crim

inal

con

duct

.

New

Jer

sey

30:4

-123

.54

Par

ole

boar

d sh

all c

ompi

le r

epor

t on

eli

gibl

e in

mat

es, i

nclu

ding

pre

- in

carc

erat

ion

reco

rds.

2C:

14-6

P

erso

ns c

onvi

cted

of

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

sex

off

ense

not

eli

gibl

e fo

r pa

role

soo

ner t

han

five

yea

rs o

r fi

xed

min

imum

sen

tenc

e, w

hich

ever

is

long

er.

New

Mex

ico

31-2

1-10

A

Par

ole

boar

d sh

all c

onsi

der

inm

ate'

s re

cord

and

par

ticu

larl

y w

heth

er h

e is

an

habi

tual

off

ende

r.

New

York

Cr.

Pro

c. L

aw Q

390

.60

Pre

sent

ence

repo

rt,

whi

ch i

nclu

des

info

rmat

ion

on p

revi

ous

crim

inal

hi

stor

y, m

ust

be d

eliv

ered

to

inst

itut

iona

l au

thor

itie

s.

Exe

c. L

aw Q

259

-a

Par

ole

boar

d sh

all p

repa

re c

ompl

ete

repo

rts

on i

nmat

es th

at m

ust

incl

ude

pres

ente

nce

repo

rts

(whi

ch i

nclu

de c

rim

inal

his

tori

es).

Exe

c. L

aw 3

259

c.3

Paro

le b

oard

sha

ll h

ave

inm

ate

reco

rds,

inc

ludi

ng p

ast

crim

inal

hi

stor

ies,

rea

dy f

or p

arol

e co

nsid

erat

ion.

Nor

th C

arol

ina

14-2

.1

Pers

ons

conv

icte

d of

sec

ond

felo

ny w

ith u

se o

f de

adly

wea

pon

wit

hin

seve

n-ye

ar p

erio

d sh

all

serv

e at

lea

st s

even

yea

rs b

efor

e pa

role

.

Nor

th D

akot

a 12

-59-

05

Par

ole

boar

d sh

all

cons

ider

pre

viou

s cr

imin

al h

isto

ry.

Ohi

o 29

67.3

1 E

ligi

bili

ty f

or s

hock

par

ole

depe

nden

t in

par

t up

on p

rior

cri

min

al

hist

ory.

Okl

ahom

a C

onst

., ar

t. 6

Q 10

E

stab

lish

es p

ardo

n an

d pa

role

boa

rd.

Gra

nts

legi

slat

ure

the

auth

orit

y to

pre

scri

be m

inim

um m

anda

tory

term

s w

itho

ut p

arol

e fo

r pe

rson

co

nvic

ted

of f

elon

ies

for

the

thud

tim

e.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se o

f C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

Tab

le 9

59

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Tabl

e 9

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s pr

ovld

lng

that

par

ole

ellg

lblll

ty s

hal

l or

may

be

affe

cted

by

pri

or

con

vlct

lon

s (Note: S

tats

~whi

ch d

o no

t hav

e s

ta

m pr

ovid

ing

that

pwol

e el

igib

ility

shal

l or

may

be

dec

ted

by

prio

r co

nvic

tions

are

om

itted

fro

m th#

tabl

e.)

Sta

te

Clt

atlo

n

Ore

gon

144.

120

163.

095

Pen

nsyl

vani

a 61

-331

.19

Pue

rto

Ric

o 4-

1503

Rho

de I

slan

d 13

-8-1

3

13-8

-14.

1

Sou

th C

arol

ina

17-2

5-45

24-2

1-64

0

Sou

th D

akot

a 24

-13-

7

Ten

ness

ee

40-3

5-20

3

Tex

as

Cod

e C

rim

. R

oc.

art

. 42.

18 Q

8(

e)

Ver

mon

t 13

-231

1

28-5

01(c

)

Vir

gini

a 53

.1-1

51

Was

hing

ton

9.95

.009

Wes

t V

irgi

nia

62-1

2-7

62-1

2-13

Wis

cons

in

972.

15(5

)

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovi

sio

n

(Sta

tuto

ry pr

ovir

ions

are

sum

mar

ized

orp

arap

hra

sed.

)

Par

ole

boar

d m

ay c

hoos

e no

t to

par

ole

pers

on w

hose

pre

sent

off

ense

w

as p

rece

ded

by t

wo

or m

ore

clas

s A

or

B f

elon

ies.

Pers

ons

conv

icte

d fo

r se

cond

tim

e of

mur

der

shal

l be

sent

ence

d to

lif

e

wit

hout

par

ole.

Par

ole

boar

d sh

all o

btai

n an

d co

nsid

er i

nmat

e's

com

plet

e cr

imin

al

hist

ory

as f

ar a

s known.

Par

ole

boar

d sh

all

cons

ider

inf

orm

atio

n ab

out p

rior

cri

min

al

back

grou

nd.

Per

sons

ser

ving

life

sen

tenc

es c

onvi

cted

of

esca

pe s

hall

ser

ve 2

5 ye

ars

w

ithou

t par

ole

and

each

sub

sequ

ent e

scap

e co

nvic

tion

sha

ll a

dd f

ive

ye

ars

wit

hout

par

ole.

P

arol

e bo

ard

may

var

y fr

om e

stab

lish

ed p

arol

e st

anda

rds

base

d up

on

inm

ate'

s pr

ior

crim

inal

rec

ord.

Pers

ons

conv

icte

d of

thi

rd c

rim

e of

vio

lenc

e se

nten

ced

to l

ife

wit

hout

pa

role

.

Par

ole

proh

ibit

ed f

or p

erso

ns s

ervi

ng s

econ

d or

sub

sequ

ent

sent

ence

fo

r a

viol

ent c

rim

e.

Par

ole

boar

d m

ay c

onsi

der

the

inm

ate'

s pr

ior

crim

inal

his

tory

in

gr

anti

ng o

r de

nyin

g pa

role

.

Res

ente

nce

repo

rt (

incl

udin

g cr

imin

al h

isto

ry i

nfor

mat

ion)

mus

t be

su

bmit

ted

to d

epar

tmen

t of

cone

ctio

ns a

nd p

arol

e bo

ard

for

all

offe

nder

s se

nten

ced

to a

yea

r or

mor

e.

Pard

on a

nd p

arol

e bo

ard

mus

t co

mpi

le a

nd c

onsi

der

inm

ates

' pri

or

crim

inal

his

tori

es.

Pers

on w

ho i

s co

nvic

ted

of m

urde

r an

d ha

s a

prio

r m

urde

r co

nvic

tion

sh

all b

e se

nten

ced

to l

ife

wit

hout

par

ole.

Par

ole

boar

d sh

all

obta

in a

nd c

onsi

der

inm

ates

' pr

ior

crim

inal

hi

stor

ies.

Rep

eat

felo

ny o

ffen

ders

requ

ired

to

serv

e in

crea

sing

por

tion

s of

se

nten

ces

befo

re p

arol

e, d

epen

ding

on

num

ber

of p

rior

fel

ony

co

nvic

tion

s, u

p to

thr

ee-f

ourt

hs o

f se

nten

ce f

or f

ourt

h o

r su

bseq

uent

co

nvic

tion

. P

erso

ns s

ente

nced

to t

wo

or m

ore

life

sen

tenc

es, n

ot

elig

ible

for

par

ole

befo

re s

ervi

ng 2

0 ye

ars.

P

erso

ns c

onvi

cted

for

th

ird

felo

ny d

rug

traf

fick

ing

offe

nse

are

inel

igib

le f

or p

arol

e.

Per

sons

co

nvic

ted

for

thir

d vi

olen

t fe

lony

are

ine

ligi

ble

for

paro

le.

Par

ole

abol

ishe

d fo

r cr

imes

com

mit

ted

afte

r Ju

ly 1

, 19

84.

Par

ole

boar

d sh

all

obta

in a

nd c

onsi

der

inm

ates

' pr

ior

crim

inal

hi

stor

ies.

Pers

on s

ente

nced

for

thir

d or

sub

sequ

ent f

elon

y co

nvic

tion

mus

t se

rve

m

inim

um s

ente

nce

befo

re p

arol

e.

Per

son

sent

ence

d to

lif

e w

ho h

as

two

or m

ore

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

mus

t se

rve

15 y

ears

bef

ore

pa

role

. P

arol

e bo

ard

mus

t ob

tain

aut

hent

ic c

opy

of p

riso

ner's

Sta

te o

r

Fed

eral

cri

min

al h

isto

ry r

ecor

d.

Res

ente

nce

repo

rt,

whi

ch i

nclu

des

crim

inal

his

tory

inf

orm

atio

n, m

ay

be u

sed

for

paro

le c

onsi

dera

tion

s.

60

Tab

le 9

St

atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Tabl

e 9

(con

t.)

Sta

tute

s pr

ovld

ing

that

par

ole

ellg

ibill

ty s

hall

or m

ay b

e af

fect

ed b

y pr

ior

conv

ictio

ns

(Not

e: S

tatc

s w

hich

do

not h

e stat

utes

pro

vidi

ng t

hat p

arol

e el

igib

ility

sha

ll or

may

be

&c&

d by

pri

or c

onvi

ctio

ns am o

m'I

trdf

rom

the

tab

&.)

Sta

te

Clta

tlon

Sta

tuto

ry p

rovl

sion

(S

tatu

tory

prov

irio

ns crrs m

mm

arir

cd o

r pm

+ed

)

Wyo

min

g 7-

13-1

04

Boa

rd o

f pa

role

sha

ll ob

tain

info

rmat

ion

on in

mat

es f

rom

the

divi

sion

of

cri

min

al i

nves

tigat

ion.

7-

13-4

02

Priso

ner

is n

ot e

ligib

le fo

r pa

role

if h

e ha

s pr

evio

usly

esc

aped

or

help

ed o

ther

s to

esc

ape.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Criminal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

Tab

le 9

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Par

?V:

Pos

sess

ion

of F

irea

rms

by C

onvi

cted

Fel

ons

A p

rovi

sion

of

Fede

ral l

aw, 1

8 U

.S.C

. 8

922(

g), m

akes

it

unla

wfu

l fo

r any

per

son

who

has

bee

n co

nvic

ted

of a

felo

ny5

in a

ny F

eder

al

or S

tate

cou

rt to

pos

sess

, tra

nspo

rt o

r re

ceiv

e an

y fn

earm

or a

mm

uniti

on

whi

ch h

as b

een

ship

ped

or tr

ansp

orte

d in

inte

rsta

te c

omm

erce

. In

add

ition

to

the

Fede

ral p

rovi

sion

, 43

Stat

es, t

he

Dis

tric

t of

Col

umbi

a an

d th

e V

irgin

Is

land

s ha

ve p

rovi

sion

s in

thei

r pe

nal

code

s m

akin

g it

a cr

imin

al o

ffen

se,

usua

lly a

felo

ny, f

or a

per

son

prev

ious

ly c

onvi

cted

of

a fe

lony

to

own,

pos

sess

or c

arry

a fi

rear

m.

(See

T

able

10.

) So

me

of t

hese

law

s ap

ply

to o

nly

cert

ain

type

s of

fire

arm

s (s

uch

as h

andg

uns)

, som

e ap

ply

to o

ther

ty

pes o

f de

adly

wea

pons

as

wel

l, an

d so

me

appl

y on

ly if

the

wea

pon

is

conc

eale

d or

con

ceal

able

. V

imta

lly

all o

f th

e la

ws

outla

w p

osse

ssio

n or

ow

ners

hip

of f

near

ms o

r oth

er

desi

gnat

ed w

eapo

ns b

y pe

rson

s co

nvic

ted

of d

esig

nate

d cr

imin

al

offe

nses

in a

ny S

tate

or F

eder

al c

ourt

and,

in s

ome

case

s, in

the

terr

itori

es

or in

oth

er c

ount

ries

as

wel

l. A

s an

exa

mpl

e, C

alif

orni

a la

w

mak

es it

a fe

lony

for

a p

erso

n to

po

sses

s an

y ty

pe o

f fir

earm

if t

he

pers

on h

as p

revi

ousl

y be

en c

onvi

cted

of

a fe

lony

or

a de

sign

ated

vio

lent

of

fens

e und

er C

alifo

rnia

law

, Fed

eral

la

w o

r the

law

s of

"an

y ot

her s

tate

, go

vern

men

t or c

ount

ry."

Ariz

ona

law

m

akes

it a

cri

min

al o

ffen

se fo

r any

pe

rson

to p

osse

ss a

fire

arm

or o

ther

w

eapo

n de

sign

ed fo

r let

hal u

se if

suc

h

5~ f

elon

y is

def

ined

as

a cr

ime

puni

shab

le b

y im

priso

nmen

t for

a te

rm

exce

edin

g on

e ye

ar.

pers

on p

revi

ousl

y ha

s be

en c

onvi

cted

"w

ithin

or

with

out t

his

stat

e" o

f a

felo

ny in

volv

ing

viol

ence

or

poss

essi

on o

r use

of

a de

adly

wea

pon.

Fl

orid

a la

w m

akes

ow

ners

hip

or

poss

essi

on o

f a

fnea

rm a

felo

ny

offe

nse

if th

e ow

ner o

r pos

sess

or h

as

been

con

vict

ed o

f a

felo

ny in

the

cour

ts o

f Fl

orid

a, th

e U

nite

d St

ates

, "o

r an

y ot

her s

tate

, tem

tory

or

coun

try."

A

lask

a la

w, o

n th

e ot

her h

and,

ap

plie

s onl

y to

fir

earm

s cap

able

of

bein

g co

ncea

led

on th

e pe

rson

. It

m

akes

pos

sess

ion

of s

uch

a fir

earm

a

felo

ny if

the

pers

on h

as p

revi

ousl

y be

en c

onvi

cted

of

a fe

lony

by

a Fe

dera

l cou

rt, a

cou

rt o

f A

lask

a or

a

cour

t of

"ano

ther

sta

te o

r te

mto

ry."

In

Kan

sas,

it is

a fe

lony

for

a p

erso

n to

pos

sess

a fi

rear

m w

ith a

bar

rel l

ess

than

12

inch

es lo

ng if

the

per

son

has

prev

ious

ly b

een

conv

icte

d of

a fe

lony

un

der t

he la

ws

of Kansas

or a

ny o

ther

ju

risd

ictio

n.

Illin

ois l

aw, a

s a

fina

l ex

ampl

e, m

akes

it a

cri

min

al o

ffen

se

for a

per

son

to p

osse

ss a

ny f

nean

n or

am

mun

ition

if p

revi

ousl

y co

nvic

ted

of a

felo

ny u

nder

the

law

s of

the

Stat

e of

Illi

nois

. A

lthou

gh v

aryi

ng s

omew

hat i

n sc

ope,

all

of t

hese

law

s an

d th

e ot

hers

lis

ied

in T

able

10

have

one

thin

g in

co

mm

on.

The

y re

quir

e, fo

r eff

ectiv

e en

forc

emen

t, th

at la

w e

nfor

cem

ent

offi

cial

s hav

e so

me

mea

ns o

f qu

ickl

y de

term

inin

g w

heth

er p

erso

ns th

ey

enco

unte

r who

hav

e fir

earm

s or o

ther

pr

ohib

ited

wea

pons

in th

eir

poss

essi

on h

ave

prev

ious

fel

ony

conv

ictio

ns in

the

sta

te o

r in

oth

er

juri

sdic

tions

. In

som

e ca

ses,

the

pers

ons

may

be

know

n to

law

en

forc

emen

t off

icia

ls a

s con

vict

ed

felo

ns.

In o

ther

cas

es, t

he p

erso

ns

may

be

subj

ect t

o ar

rest

for o

ther

of

fens

es?

ther

eby

prov

idin

g h

w

enfo

rcem

ent o

ffic

ials

with

suf

fici

ent

time

to d

eter

min

e w

heth

er th

e pe

rson

s ha

ve p

rior

felo

ny c

onvi

ctio

ns.

In

man

y ca

ses,

how

ever

, law

en

forc

emen

t off

icia

ls h

ave

no

effe

ctiv

e mea

ns o

f im

med

iate

ly

obta

inin

g su

ffic

ient

info

rmat

ion

abou

t a s

uspe

ct's

past

cri

min

al

invo

lvem

ent t

o be

abl

e to

det

erm

ine

whe

ther

the

pers

on h

as a

prio

r fe

lony

re

cord

, par

ticul

arly

if th

e co

nvic

tion

occu

rred

in a

noth

er S

tate

. A

cces

s to

on

-line

com

pute

riz&

crim

inal

his

twj

syst

ems,

incl

udin

g th

e in

ters

tate

sy

stem

ope

rate

d by

the

FB

I, m

ay

prov

ide

the

nece

ssar

y in

form

atio

n in

so

me

case

s.

In m

any

case

s, h

owev

er,

beca

use

info

rmat

ion

in t

he d

atab

ases

is

inco

mpl

ete,

the

avai

labl

e in

form

atio

n do

es n

ot in

clud

e co

urt

and

corr

ectio

nal d

ispo

sitio

ns o

r doe

s no

t inc

lude

suff

icie

nt in

form

atio

n to

de

term

ine

with

cer

tain

ty w

heth

er

reco

rded

con

vict

ions

wer

e fo

r fel

ony

offe

nses

. In

add

ition

, sin

ce a

cces

s to

the

info

rmat

ion

is li

mite

d to

nam

e se

arch

es, t

he u

se o

f fa

lse

nam

es c

an

caus

e ex

istin

g re

cord

s to

be

mis

sed.

%ern

e of

the

stat

es li

sted

in T

able

10

have

fir

ems

licen

sing

law

s w

hich

ge

nera

lly m

ake

it a

crim

inal

off

ense

to

poss

ess

a fir

earm

with

out

a lic

ense

. Pe

rson

s w

ith p

rior

fel

ony

conv

ictio

ns

usua

lly a

re n

ot e

ligib

le to

obt

ain

fiea

rms

licen

ses.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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Tabl

e 10

S

tatu

tes

mak

lng

poss

essi

on o

f a

flrea

rm b

y a

conv

lcte

d fe

lon

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lmln

al o

ffen

se

Sta

te

Cita

tion

P

roh

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d

wea

po

ns*

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ious

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vict

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f P

enal

ty

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off

ense

lev

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Uni

ted

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es

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), 9

24

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arm

or

amm

uniti

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ped

in i

nter

stat

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ny f

elon

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ine,

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mpt

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ska

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1.20

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once

alab

le f

irea

rm

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ony

with

in f

ive

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ss C

fel

ony

year

s***

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zona

13

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102

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arm

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leth

al

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lent

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ss 6

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ansa

s 5-

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ain

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to $

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ar,

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fel

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r 12

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ss D

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00-5

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to 1

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lony

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nse

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ss C

cri

me

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n or

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earm

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* Th

e st

atut

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nifo

rmly

cri

min

aliz

e ow

ning

or

poss

essi

ng sp

ecifi

ed, p

mhi

bite

d w

eapo

ns.

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e st

atut

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lso

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bit b

uyin

g, w

ncea

liig

, tra

nspo

rtin

g, c

anyi

ng o

r us

ing

or

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ndin

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use

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pons

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he F

eder

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''f

elon

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s a c

rim

e pun

isha

ble

by im

pris

aune

nt fo

r m

ore

than

one

yea

r.

***

The

stat

utes

that

app

ly o

nly

to c

rim

es c

anm

iued

within

spec

ified

tim

e periods

prio

r to

the

new

off

ense

usu

ally

cal

cula

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e tim

e fr

om th

e da

te o

f the

ear

lier c

rim

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the

da

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any

sen

tenc

e im

pose

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r th

e ea

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me,

whi

chev

er is

later.

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le 1

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atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Tabl

e 10

(co

nt.)

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tute

s m

akin

g po

sses

sion

of

a fir

earm

by

a co

nvlc

ted

felo

n a

crim

inal

off

ense

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te

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tion

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arm

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re

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arm

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sey

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w

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n. L

aw Q

265.01

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le o

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fj 265.02

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arm

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usly

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nvic

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of

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me

of v

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w

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or

drug

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lati

on

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me

of v

iole

nce

Cri

me

of v

iole

nce

wit

hin 10

year

s or

dru

g of

fens

e

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ony

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gero

us f

elon

y w

ithi

n fi

ve y

ears

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fel

ony

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fel

ony

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fel

ony

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ny d

rug

offe

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r en

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ated

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riou

s fe

loni

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fel

ony

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mer

ated

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ious

of

fens

es o

r dr

ug o

ffen

se

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fel

ony

wit

hin 10

year

s

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ny o

r se

riou

s of

fens

e

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ny o

r cl

ass

A

mis

dem

eano

r w

ithi

n fi

ve y

ears

hu

mer

ated

felo

nies

and

se

riou

s of

fens

es w

ithi

n fi

ve y

ears

Vio

lent

fel

ony

wit

hin

10ye

ars

or a

ny o

ther

fe

lony

or

mis

dem

eano

r in

volv

ing

viol

ence

or

use

of f

irea

rm or

dang

erou

s w

eapo

n w

ithi

i fi

ve y

ears

Vio

lent

fel

ony

or d

rug

offe

nse

Any

fel

ony

Pen

alty

(o

r o

ffen

se l

evel

) M

isde

mea

nor.

Up

to

$5,000

fine

or

thre

e ye

ars,

or

both

Felo

ny.

Up

to 10

year

s

Fel

ony

Felo

ny.

One

to f

ive

year

s

Cla

ss C

fel

ony

$1,000

fine

or

up to

fi

ve y

ears

, or

bot

h

Cla

ss I

V f

elon

y

$5,000

fine

and

one

to

six

year

s

Fel

ony

Cla

ss B

fel

ony

Fou

rth

degr

ee c

rim

e

Mis

dem

eano

r

Cla

ss A

mis

dem

eano

r

Cla

ss D

fel

ony

Cla

ss 1

fel

ony

Cla

ss C

fel

ony

Fou

rth

degr

ee f

elon

y

Fel

ony

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n T

able

10

65

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I I a

ttem

pt

1 I

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le 1

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atut

es R

equi

ring

the

Use

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion

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Par

t VI:

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

eco

rd D

atab

ases

At p

rese

nt, e

very

Sta

te h

as a

ce

ntra

l cri

min

al h

isto

ry re

cord

re

posi

tory

that

is c

harg

ed b

y la

w a

nd

impl

emen

ting

regu

latio

ns7

with

the

re

spon

sibi

lity

of m

aint

aini

ng

com

plet

e an

d ac

cura

te in

form

atio

n on

cr

imin

al ju

stic

e tr

ansa

ctio

ns in

the

st

ate

and

mak

ing

such

info

rmat

ion

avai

labl

e to

cri

min

al ju

stic

e ag

enci

es

in th

e st

ate

as n

eede

d fo

r off

icia

l cr

imin

al ju

stic

e pu

rpos

es (

as w

ell a

s fo

r aut

hori

zed

non-

crim

inal

just

ice

purp

oses

,8 w

hich

are

out

side

of

the

scop

e of

thi

s re

port

). T

rans

actio

ns

typi

cally

repo

rted

to a

nd m

aint

aine

d by

the

repo

sito

ries

incl

ude

arre

sts

for

so-c

alle

d "f

inge

rprin

tabl

e of

fens

es"

(fel

onie

s and

ser

ious

mis

dem

eano

rs);

deci

sion

s by

polic

e of

fici

als t

o re

leas

e ar

rest

ed p

erso

ns w

ithou

t cha

rgin

g th

em; d

wis

ions

by

pros

ecut

ors

not

to

pros

ecut

e ar

rest

ed p

erso

ns; c

harg

es

brou

ght o

r dis

mis

sed

by g

rand

juri

es;

dism

issa

ls, a

cqui

ttals

, con

vict

ions

and

ot

her t

rial a

nd a

ppel

late

cou

rt

disp

ositi

ons;

adm

issi

on to

and

rele

ase

from

loca

l jai

ls, d

eten

tion

cent

ers o

r S

tate

corr

ectio

nal f

acili

ties;

and

adm

issi

on to

and

rele

ase

from

pr

obat

ion

or p

arol

e su

perv

isio

n. I

n

See

U.S

., D

epar

tmen

t of

Jus

tice,

B

urea

u of

Jus

tice

Stat

isti

cs,

Com

pend

ium

of S

tate

Pri

vacy

and

Se

curi

ty L

egis

latio

n, 1

989

Ove

rvie

w,

prep

ared

by

SEA

RC

H G

roup

, Inc

., (W

ashi

ngto

n D

.C.:

Gov

ernm

ent

Prin

ting

Off

ice,

Apr

il 19

90).

See

"A S

tudy

to I

dent

ify C

rim

inal

Ju

stic

e In

form

atio

n L

aw, P

olic

y an

d M

anag

emen

t Pra

ctic

es N

eede

d to

A

ccom

mod

ate A

cces

s to

and

Use

of III

for

Non

crim

inal

Jus

tice

Pur

pose

s,"

unpu

blis

hed

repo

rt p

repa

red

for

the

FBI

by S

EA

RC

H G

roup

, Inc

., Se

ptem

ber

1984

.

addi

tion,

the

repo

sito

ries

mai

ntai

n fi

les

of fi

nger

prin

ts su

bmitt

ed b

y po

lice

agen

cies

topr

ovid

e po

sitiv

e id

entif

icat

ion

of a

ll o

f th

e su

bjec

ts in

th

eir

file

s. L

aw e

nfor

cem

ent a

nd

crim

inal

just

ice

agen

cies

thro

ugho

ut

the

coun

try u

se c

ompu

ter t

erm

inal

s or

ot

her t

elec

omm

unic

atio

ns d

evic

es to

in

quir

e of

thei

r rep

osito

ries

whe

ther

a

reco

rd e

xist

s for

a n

amed

indi

vidu

al.

If a

reco

rd d

oes

exis

t, fu

ll or

sum

mar

y cr

imin

al h

isto

ry i

nfor

mat

ion

can

be

prov

ided

by

the

repo

sito

ry to

the

agen

cy b

y te

rmin

al o

r by

mai

l. C

rim

inal

his

tory

rec

ords

of

pers

ons a

rres

ted

for F

eder

al o

ffen

ses

are

mai

ntai

ned

by t

he F

BI's

Id

entif

icat

ion

Div

isio

n. T

he F

BI a

lso

mai

ntai

ns m

rd

s of

Sta

te o

ffen

ders

co

mpi

led

from

arr

est f

inge

rpri

nt ca

rds

and

cour

t dis

posi

tion

info

rmat

ion

volu

ntar

ily s

ubm

itted

to th

e B

urea

u by

Sta

te an

d lo

cal l

aw e

nfor

cem

ent

agen

cies

thro

ugho

ut th

e co

untr

y.

The

se fi

les,

whi

ch t

o so

me

exte

nt

dupl

icat

e th

e fi

les m

aint

aine

d by

the

S

tate

repo

sito

ries

, are

ava

ilabl

e to

cr

imin

al ju

stic

e ag

enci

es n

atio

nwid

e by

mea

ns o

f tw

o te

leco

mm

unic

atio

ns

netw

orks

: th

e N

atio

nal L

aw

Enf

orce

men

t Tel

ecom

mun

icat

ions

Sy

stem

(NL

ET

S), o

pera

ted

by t

he

part

icip

atin

g S

tate

s, an

d th

e N

atio

nal

Cri

me

Info

rmat

ion

Cen

ter (

NC

IC)

netw

ork

mai

ntai

ned

by t

he F

BI.

The

N

CIC

net

wor

k lin

ks c

rim

inal

just

ice

agen

cies

with

the

Inte

rsta

te

Iden

tific

atio

n In

dex,

a m

aste

r na

me

inde

x of

sub

ject

s w

hose

reco

rds are

mai

ntai

ned

in a

utom

ated

form

by

the

Sta

tes a

nd/o

r th

e FB

I. A

cces

s to

the

FBI's

files

and

to o

ther

Sta

tes'

file

s by

mea

ns o

f th

ese

netw

orks

per

mits

cr

imin

al ju

stic

e ag

enci

es to

det

erm

ine

whe

ther

par

ticul

ar in

divi

dual

s hav

e ot

her S

rate

or F

eder

al re

cord

s, a

nd

prov

ides

a m

eans

of

obta

inin

g su

ch

reco

rds a

s ne

cess

ary.

N

umer

ous

stud

ies,

par

ticul

arly

a

1989

stud

y co

mm

issi

oned

by

the

Atto

rney

Gen

eral

of

the

Uni

ted

stat

es?

have

foun

d th

at th

e ut

ility

of

man

y of

the

se F

eder

al a

nd S

tate

da

taba

ses i

s se

riou

sly

com

prom

ised

fo

r man

y cr

imin

al ju

stic

e pu

rpos

es b

y th

e fa

ct th

at th

ey a

re n

ot a

lway

s ac

cura

te a

nd c

ompl

ete,

nor

ful

ly

auto

mat

ed a

nd th

us n

ot a

lway

s qu

ickl

y ac

cess

ible

. O

nly

10 o

f th

e S

tate

repo

sito

ries

hav

e au

tom

ated

all

of t

heir

crim

inal

his

tory

reco

rds.

10

Mos

t of

the

othe

rs h

ave

auto

mat

ed a

la

rge

port

ion

of t

he re

cord

s of

the

m

ost a

ctiv

e of

fend

ers

in th

eir

file

s;

com

mon

ly th

ose

are

of y

oung

er

offe

nder

s in

thei

r m

ost c

rim

e-pr

one

year

s an

d of

fend

ers w

ho h

ave

been

ar

rest

ed o

r upo

n w

hom

an

inqu

iry h

as

been

rec

eive

d in

rece

nt y

ears

. A

few

S

tate

s hav

e au

tom

ated

few

or n

o

U.S

., D

epar

tmen

t of

Just

ice,

Tas

k F

orce

on

Fel

on Id

entif

icat

ion

in F

irea

rm

Sale

s, R

epor

t to

the

Atto

rney

Gen

eral

on

Sys

tem

s fo

r Id

entif

ying

Fel

ons

Who

A

ttem

pt t

o P

urch

ase

Fir

earm

s, R

icha

rd

B.

Abe

ll, A

ssis

tant

Att

orne

y G

ener

al,

Off

ice

of J

ustic

e Pr

ogra

ms,

Tas

k Fo

rce

Cha

ir, (

Was

hing

ton

D.C

.: G

over

nmen

t hi

ntin

g O

ffic

e, O

ctob

er 1

989)

(h

erea

fter

Tas

k F

orce

Rep

ort)

.

1°~

rirn

inal

Just

ice

Info

rmat

ion

Pol

icy:

Su

rvey

of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry

Ir#o

rrna

tion

Syst

ems,

Bur

eau

of J

ustic

e St

atis

tics

, U.S

. D

epar

tmen

t of

Jus

tice,

M

arch

199

1, p

. 11

.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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reco

rds.

Abo

ut h

alf

of t

he c

rim

inal

hi

stor

y re

cord

s in

the

FBI's

file

s are

au

tom

ated

, but

this

incl

udes

all

pers

ons

arre

sted

for t

he f

irst

tim

e fo

r a

fing

erpr

inta

ble

offe

nse

(a f

elon

y or

a

seri

ous m

isde

mea

nor)

aft

er Ju

ly 1

, 19

74."

T

hirt

y-ni

ne o

f th

e S

tate

re

posi

tori

es h

ave

fully

aut

omat

ed

nam

e in

dexe

s to all o

f th

eir c

rim

inal

hi

stor

y re

cord

s, e

ven

thou

gh s

ome

of

the

reco

rds t

hem

selv

es a

re m

aint

aine

d in

man

ual f

orm

. Of

the

rem

aini

ng

stat

es, a

ll ex

cept

Mis

siss

ippi

and

W

est V

irgin

ia h

ave

auto

mat

ed a

t lea

st

a po

rtio

n of

the

ir m

aste

r na

me

inde

xes,

eve

n th

ough

mos

t, or

in

som

e ca

ses

all,

of t

he re

cord

s th

emse

lves

are

man

ual.1

2 T

he F

BI

has

an a

utom

ated

nam

e in

dex

to i

ts

auto

mat

ed c

rim

inal

his

tory

reco

rds

whi

ch is

ava

ilabl

e to

law

enf

orce

men

t ag

enci

es n

atio

nwid

e.13

E

ven

whe

re n

ame

inde

xes

and

full

reco

rds

are

auto

mat

ed, t

he u

se o

f fa

lse

nam

es b

y ar

rest

ed p

erso

ns fr

eque

ntly

ca

uses

aut

omat

ed n

ame

sear

ches

to

fail

to d

isco

ver e

xist

ing

reco

rds o

n su

ch p

erso

ns.

Alth

ough

thes

e pr

ior

reco

rds a

re la

ter d

isco

vere

d in

mos

t ca

ses -

whe

n th

e ar

rest

fing

erpr

int

card

s su

bmitt

ed to

rhe

repo

sito

ries

and

to

the

FBI a

re p

roce

ssed

and

sea

rche

d ag

ains

t mas

ter

fing

erpr

int f

iles -

the

info

rmat

ion

may

not

be

retu

rned

to

arre

stin

g ag

enci

es an

d ot

her c

rim

inal

ju

stic

e ag

enci

es in

tim

e fo

r mak

ing

initi

al b

ail d

ecis

ions

and

det

erm

inin

g w

heth

er a

rres

ted

pers

ons

have

prio

r fe

lony

con

vict

ions

that

aff

ect i

nitia

l ch

argi

ng d

ecis

ions

und

er o

ffen

se-

upgr

ade

law

s and

reci

divi

st se

nten

cing

la

ws.

"u.s

., D

epar

tmen

t of

Jus

tice,

Tas

k F

orce

Rep

ort,

note

9, p

. 9.

12u.

s., D

epar

tmen

t of

Just

ice,

Sur

vey

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Inf

orm

atio

n S

yste

ms,

not

e 10

.

13u.

s., D

epar

tmen

t of

Just

ice,

Tas

k F

orce

Rep

ort,

note

9, p

. 8.

By

far t

he m

ost s

erio

us d

efic

ienc

y in

man

y of

the

se d

atab

ases

, how

ever

, is

thei

r la

ck o

f co

mpl

eten

ess.

At

leas

t hal

f of

the

arre

st re

cord

s in

the

FB

I's f

iles d

o no

t sho

w f

inal

di

spos

ition

s, a

nd s

tudi

es h

ave

show

n th

at la

ck o

f di

spos

ition

dat

a is

a

prob

lem

, usu

ally

a s

erio

us p

robl

em,

in a

num

ber

of s

tate

s.14

Fur

ther

, al

thou

gh a

rres

t rep

ortin

g by

law

en

forc

emen

t age

ncie

s is

gen

eral

ly

ackn

owle

dged

to b

e co

nsid

exab

ly

bette

r th

an d

ispo

sitio

n re

port

ing

by

cour

ts a

nd o

ther

cri

min

al ju

stic

e ag

enci

es, s

urve

ys an

d au

dits

hav

e sh

own

that

law

enf

orce

men

t age

ncie

s do

not

sub

mit

fing

erpr

ints

and

arr

est

data

to th

e re

posi

tori

es fo

r all

repo

rtabl

e ar

rest

s and

that

und

er-

repo

rtin

g of

arr

ests

is a

si

nifi

cant

pr

oble

m i

n so

me

stat

es. 1

8 In

mos

t Sta

tes,

the

burd

en o

f se

ekin

g in

crea

sed

arre

st a

nd

disp

ositi

on re

port

ing

by c

rim

inal

ju

stic

e ag

enci

es is

bor

ne p

rinc

ipal

ly

by t

he r

epos

itori

es.

Eve

n th

ough

m

any

Sta

tes h

ave

man

dato

ry

repo

rtin

g la

ws,

mos

t suc

h la

ws

do

not p

rovi

de fo

r sa

nctio

ns, w

hich

, in

any

case

, are

dif

ficu

lt or

impo

ssib

le

to e

nfor

ce.

In t

ryin

g to

per

suad

e cr

imin

al ju

stic

e ag

enci

es to

l4T

ask

For

ce R

epor

t, op

. cit

., n.

9,

pp.

10-1

1. S

ee a

lso

U.S

., D

epar

tmen

t of

Jus

tice,

"St

ate

Cri

min

al R

ecor

d R

epos

itori

es,"

Bur

eau

of J

ustic

e St

atis

tics

Tec

hnic

al R

epor

t pr

epar

ed b

y SE

AR

CH

Gro

up, I

nc.,

(Was

hing

ton,

D

.C.:

Gov

ernm

ent P

rint

ing

Off

ice,

O

ctob

er 1

985)

. and

U.S

., D

epar

tmen

t of

Just

ice,

Sur

vey

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

R

ecor

d Sy

stem

s, n

ote

10.

l5U

.S.,

Dep

artm

ent o

f Ju

stic

e, B

urea

u of

Jus

tice

Stat

istic

s, D

ata

Qua

lity

of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

ds, C

rim

inal

Ju

stic

e In

form

atio

n P

olic

y Se

ries

, pr

epar

ed b

y R

ober

t R. B

elai

r, S

EA

RC

H

Gro

up, I

nc.

(Was

hing

ton,

D.C

.: G

over

nmen

t Pri

ntin

g O

ffic

e, O

ctob

er

1985

)pp.

24-

26; S

ee a

lso

Illin

ois

Cri

min

al J

ustic

e In

form

atio

n A

utho

rity

, "A

udit

of C

hica

go P

olic

e D

epar

tmen

t,"

Aud

it of

Illi

nois

' R

epos

itori

es fo

r C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ord

Info

rmat

ion,

A

nnua

l Aud

it fo

r 19

89, M

arch

15,

19

90, d

raft,

pp.

151

-153

.

volu

ntar

ily in

crea

se re

port

ing

leve

ls,

repo

sito

ry o

ffic

ials

and

oth

ers o

ften

ar

e ha

mpe

red

by t

he fa

ct th

at m

any

agen

cies

cons

ider

the

repo

sito

ry's

reco

rds

to b

e of

lim

ited

use

beca

use

they

are

inco

mpl

ete.

Bec

ause

of

this

pe

rcei

ved

lack

of

utili

ty (

resu

lting

m

ostly

fro

m p

oor r

epor

ting)

, use

r ag

ency

per

sonn

el o

ften

are r

eluc

tant

to

inve

st th

e ad

ditio

nal e

ffor

t ne

cess

ary

to in

crea

se re

port

ing

leve

ls

to th

e po

int t

hat t

he re

cord

s bec

ome

mor

e cl

earl

y va

luab

le.

Sinc

e law

enf

orce

men

t age

ncie

s ar

e th

e he

avie

st u

sers

of

crim

inal

his

tory

re

cord

s an

d ar

e m

ore

apt t

o be

aw

are

of t

heir

val

ue, e

ffor

ts to

rai

se a

rres

t re

port

ing

leve

ls g

ener

ally

hav

e be

en

mor

e su

cces

sful

than

eff

orts

to

incr

ease

dis

posi

tion

repo

rtin

g by

pr

osec

utor

s, c

ourt

s and

cor

rect

iona

l in

stitu

tions

. E

ven

thou

gh c

ourt

s de

pend

hea

vily

upo

n cr

imin

al h

isto

ry

info

rmat

ion

for b

ails

ettin

g an

d se

nten

cing

pur

pose

s, a

s dem

onst

rate

d by

the

sta

tute

s cite

d in

thi

s re

port

, the

in

form

atio

n us

ually

is

com

pile

d by

ot

her a

genc

ies,

such

as

bail,

pr

obat

ion

or c

orre

ctio

ns ag

enci

es, a

nd

mad

e av

aila

ble

to th

e co

urts

in b

ail

reco

mm

enda

tion

repo

rts a

nd

pres

ente

nce r

epor

ts.

The

ex

traor

dina

ry a

mou

nt o

f tim

e an

d ef

fort

exp

ende

d by

tho

se a

genc

ies i

n co

ntac

ting

othe

r age

ncie

s to

obt

ain

mis

sing

info

rmat

ion

and

to v

erif

y in

form

atio

n th

at a

ppea

rs to

be

erro

neou

s or

inco

nsis

tent

may

not

be

reco

gniz

ed b

y th

e ul

timat

e us

ers

of

the

info

rmat

ion.

Con

sequ

ently

, it i

s of

ten

diff

icul

t to

obta

in a

co

mm

itmen

t for

the

addi

tiona

l tim

e an

d ef

fort

nec

essa

ry to

impr

ove

disp

ositi

on re

port

ing

whi

ch c

an p

ay

divi

dend

s in

the

long

run.

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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Alth

ough

inco

mpl

eten

ess

is u

n-qu

estio

nabl

y th

e m

ost s

erio

us d

ata

,

qual

ity p

robl

em a

ffec

ting

crim

inal

hi

stor

y da

taba

ses,

inac

cura

cy is

als

o a

prob

lem

in m

any

juris

dict

ions

.16

Info

rmat

ion

that

is in

accu

rate

or a

m-

bigu

ous can

adve

rsel

y af

fect

crim

inal

ju

stic

e de

cisi

onm

akin

g as

sure

ly a

s ca

n m

issi

ng in

form

atio

n. S

tudi

es an

d au

dits

hav

e sh

own

that

err

or le

vels

can

be re

duce

d by

aut

omat

ing

repo

rt-

ing

and

data

ent

ry processes,

sinc

e au

- to

mat

ed s

yste

ms c

an u

se a

bro

ad

rang

e of

edi

t and

val

idat

ion

prog

ram

s th

at p

reve

nt th

e en

try o

f in

cons

iste

nt

or a

ppar

ently

erro

neou

s inf

orm

a-

tion.

17 A

utom

atin

g re

porti

ng p

ro-

cess

es a

lso

has

been

sho

wn

to s

igni

f-

ican

tly in

crea

se th

e in

cide

nce a

s w

ell

as th

e ac

cura

cy o

f dis

posi

tion

repo

rt-

ing

by c

ourts

.18

In a

dditi

on, t

he a

c-

cura

cy a

nd c

larit

y of

crim

inal

his

tory

re

cord

s can

be in

crea

sed

by u

sing

uniq

ue tr

acki

ng n

umbe

rs a

nd o

ther

da

ta-li

nkin

g te

chni

ques

to e

nsur

e th

at

disp

ositi

on in

form

atio

n is

link

ed to

th

e pr

oper

cas

e cyc

les a

nd m

atch

ed to

th

e co

rrec

t cha

rges

.

l6U

.S.,

Dep

artm

ent o

f Ju

stic

e, D

ata

Qua

lity

of C

rim

inal

His

tory

Rec

ords

, no

te 9

, pp.

27-

29.

Ibid

., p.

62.

l8SE

AR

CH

Gro

up, I

nc.,

"Aud

it of

the

Com

plet

enes

s an

d A

ccur

acy

of C

rim

inal

H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n M

aint

aine

d by

the

Mar

ylan

d C

rim

inal

Jus

tice

Info

rmat

ion

Syst

em,"

Feb

. 9,

1990

, pp.

X

-11-

17.

The

se an

d ot

her d

ata

qual

ity

stra

tegi

es th

at h

ave

been

dem

onst

rate

d to

be

effe

ctiv

e are

des

crib

ed in

oth

er

publ

icat

ions

.19

It is

not

the

purp

ose

of t

his

repo

rt to

des

crib

e th

em in

any

de

tail,

but

mer

ely

to n

ote

that

nu

mer

ous s

tate

s hav

e de

mon

stra

ted

that

dat

a qu

ality

leve

ls c

an b

e si

gnifi

cant

ly im

prov

ed if

1) t

he w

ill

to d

o so

can

be in

still

ed in

the

agen

cies

that

mus

t rep

ort i

nfor

mat

ion

to th

e re

posi

torie

s and

2) i

f nee

ded

equi

pmen

t and

oth

er re

sour

ces a

re

mad

e av

aila

ble.

If

that

occ

urs,

the

exis

ting

inte

rdep

ende

nt cr

imin

al

hisu

ny d

atab

ases

and

the

tele

com

mun

icat

ions

netw

orks

that

lin

k th

em t

o cr

imin

al ju

stic

e pr

actit

ione

rs can

prov

ide

the

info

rmat

ion

nece

ssar

y to

fully

im

plem

ent t

he c

rime

cont

rol

stra

tegi

es re

flect

ed in

the

hund

reds

of

Fede

ral a

nd S

tate

stat

utes

com

pile

d in

th

is re

port.

In

the

mea

ntim

e, th

e la

ck

of c

ompl

ete,

accu

rate

and

timel

y cr

imin

al h

isto

ry re

cord

dat

a se

rious

ly

un&

rmin

es t

he e

ffec

tive e

nfor

cem

ent

of m

any

of t

hese

sta

tute

s.

l9 S

ee U

.S.,

Dep

artm

ent o

f Ju

stic

e,

Bur

eau

of J

ustic

e St

atis

tics,

Stra

tegi

es

for

Impr

ovin

g D

ata

Qua

lity,

Cri

min

al

Just

ice

Info

rmat

ion

Pol

icy

Seri

es,

prep

ared

by

Paul

Woo

dard

for

SEA

RC

H

Gro

up, I

nc.,

(Was

hing

ton,

D.C

.: G

over

nmen

t Pr

intin

g O

ffic

e, A

pril

1989

)and

U.S

., D

epar

tmen

t of

Just

ice,

B

urea

u of

Jus

tice

Stat

istic

s, D

ata

Qua

lity P

olic

ies

and

Pro

cedu

res,

P

roce

edin

gs o

f a

BJSI

SEAR

CH

Con

fere

nce,

(Was

hing

ton,

D.C

.: G

over

nmen

t Pri

ntin

g O

ffic

e, N

ovem

ber

1986

).

Stat

utes

Req

uiri

ng th

e U

se of

Cri

min

al H

isto

ry R

ecor

d In

form

atio

n

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