Delaware § 5024 - Examinations of persons relative to parole, pardon or commutation of sentence in case of certain crimes.
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§ 5024. Examinations of persons relative to parole, pardon or commutation of sentence in case of certain crimes.
Whenever the Director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health or the Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services receives a request from the Commissioner of the Department of Correction, relative to parole, pursuant to § 4353 of Title 11, or relative to pardon or commutation of sentence, pursuant to § 4362 of Title 11, for psychiatric examination and psychological clinical studies, and a report containing an opinion of the prisoner’s condition and of the probability of the prisoner’s again committing crimes similar to the 1 for which the prisoner was incarcerated, or other crimes, the Director shall cause such examination and studies to be made at the correctional institution or the Delaware Psychiatric Center, and copies of the report shall be delivered to each member of the Parole Board or the Board of Pardons, as the case may be; and in cases of pardons and commutations of sentence, a copy to the Governor.
79 Del. Laws, c. 442, § 1;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5024 ("Examinations of persons relative to parole, pardon or commutation of sentence in case of certain crimes.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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