Pennsylvania Statutes Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure § 2155. Publication of guidelines for sentencing, resentencing and parole, risk assessment instrument and recommitment ranges following revocation

(1) Prior to adoption, publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin all proposed sentencing guidelines, resentencing guidelines following revocation of probation, guidelines for restrictive conditions of probation, parole guidelines, risk assessment instrument and recommitment ranges following revocation by the board of paroles granted, and hold public hearings not earlier than 30 days and not later than 60 days thereafter to afford an opportunity for the following persons and organizations to testify:

(2) Publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin sentencing guidelines, resentencing guidelines following revocation of probation, county intermediate punishment and State intermediate punishment, parole guidelines, risk assessment instrument and recommitment ranges following revocation by the board of paroles granted as adopted by the commission.

(1) Sentencing guidelines, resentencing guidelines following revocation of probation, county intermediate punishment and State intermediate punishment, parole guidelines, risk assessment instrument and recommitment ranges following revocation by the board of paroles granted, adopted by the commission shall become effective 90 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin pursuant to subsection (a)(2) unless disapproved pursuant to subsection (b) and shall apply to sentences and resentences and parole decisions made after the effective date of the guidelines.

(2) If not disapproved, the commission shall conduct training and orientation for trial court judges and board members prior to the effective date of the guidelines, risk assessment instrument and recommitment ranges.