Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 61 - Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
Section 6134 - Sentencing court recommendation


The following shall apply:
(1) A judge may make at any time a recommendation to the board respecting the offender sentenced and the term of imprisonment the judge believes that offender should be required to serve before parole is granted to that offender.
(2) A recommendation made by a judge under paragraph (1) respecting the parole or terms of parole of an offender shall be advisory only. No order in respect to the recommendation made or attempted to be made as a part of a sentence shall be binding upon the board or the department in performing the duties and functions conferred on it by this chapter.
(a) Duty to transmit.--(Deleted by amendment).
(b) Recommendations from judge.--(Deleted by amendment).
(June 30, 2021, P.L.260, No.59, eff. imd.)

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 61 - PRISONS AND PAROLE

Chapter 61 - Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 6101 - Definitions

Section 6102 - Operation of parole system generally

Section 6111 - Pennsylvania Parole Board

Section 6112 - Board chairperson

Section 6113 - Board action

Section 6114 - Salaries of board members

Section 6115 - Incompatible offices and removal

Section 6116 - Meetings

Section 6117 - Official seal

Section 6118 - Offices

Section 6119 - District directors (Repealed)

Section 6120 - District office employees (Repealed)

Section 6121 - Disciplinary action (Repealed)

Section 6122 - Political activities

Section 6123 - Advisory committee (Repealed)

Section 6124 - Certain offenders residing in group-based homes (Repealed)

Section 6131 - General powers of board

Section 6132 - Specific powers of board involving offenders

Section 6133 - Probation services (Repealed)

Section 6134 - Sentencing court recommendation

Section 6134.1 - General criteria for parole by court

Section 6135 - Investigation of circumstances of offense

Section 6136 - Right of access to offenders

Section 6137 - Parole power

Section 6137.1 - Short sentence parole

Section 6137.2 - Reentry supervision

Section 6138 - Violation of terms of parole

Section 6139 - Parole procedure

Section 6140 - Victim statements, testimony and participation in hearing

Section 6141 - General rules and special regulations

Section 6142 - Investigations for the Board of Pardons

Section 6143 - Early parole of offenders subject to Federal removal order

Section 6161 - Parolee Homicide Review Team

Section 6162 - Members

Section 6163 - Confidentiality

Section 6164 - Regulations

Section 6171 - Powers and duties of department

Section 6171.1 - District offices

Section 6171.2 - District directors

Section 6171.3 - District office employees

Section 6172 - Probation services

Section 6173 - Investigation of circumstances of offense

Section 6174 - Right of access to offenders

Section 6175 - Investigations for the Board of Pardons

Section 6181 - Status as peace officers

Section 6182 - Supervisory relationship to offenders