Pennsylvania § 6162 - Members.

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§ 6162. Members.

(a) Permanent members.--The Parolee Homicide Review Team shall consist of the following individuals or their designees:

(1) The Secretary of Corrections, who shall chair the Parolee Homicide Review Team.

(2) The chair of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole.

(3) The commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police.

(4) Three district attorneys selected by the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association. Each district attorney shall be from different regions of this Commonwealth.

(5) Three chief county probation officers selected by the County Probation Officers Association. Each chief county probation officer shall be from different regions of this Commonwealth.

(6) The executive director of the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing.

(7) The Attorney General.

(8) The executive director of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association.

(9) The victim advocate.

(10) No more than two professors of law with expertise in criminal justice, appointed by the Governor.

(11) A representative from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, appointed by the Chief Justice.

(12) A representative of a local victim services organization, appointed by the Governor.

(13) The executive director of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

(b) Ad hoc members.--The chair, in consultation with and approval of the other members of the Parolee Homicide Review Team, may invite other relevant individuals to serve on an ad hoc basis and participate as full members of the review team for a particular review. These individuals may include individuals with particular expertise that would be helpful to the review panel or representatives of organizations or agencies that had contact with or provided services to the homicide victim or the alleged perpetrator.

References in Text. The Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was renamed the Pennsylvania Parole Board by the act of June 30, 2021 (P.L.260, No.59).

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