AMENDMENT FOR PRINTED BILL
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___________________ moved that HB 1173 be amended as follows:
On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
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Section 1. That chapter
24-15A
be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to
read as follows:
If a person receives a suspended imposition of sentence for an offense committed on or after
July 1, 2008, and that offense constitutes a felony under the laws of the state, any other state,
or the United States at the time of the suspension of imposition, that offense, whether or not
discharge and dismissal have occurred, shall be considered a prior felony conviction for
purposes of establishment of an initial parole date pursuant to this chapter. The date of the first
order suspending the imposition of sentence, whether or not discharge and dismissal have
occurred, shall be the date of conviction for purposes of establishment of an initial parole date
pursuant to this chapter."