47-5-104 - Demotion of offender or forfeiture of earned time.
§ 47-5-104. Demotion of offender or forfeiture of earned time.
The commissioner shall designate a disciplinary hearing officer to hear evidence and to make decisions in all cases when an offender has been issued a rule violation report and is subject to be demoted or having earned time taken from him. All proceedings of a disciplinary hearing officer shall be taped and retained for at least three (3) years. The commissioner shall not attend any hearings whereby an offender is subject to be demoted or having earned time taken away.
Sources: Laws, 1975, ch. 485, § 3; Laws, 1976, ch. 440, § 51; reenacted, 1981, ch. 465, § 54; reenacted, 1984, ch. 471, § 49; reenacted, 1986, ch. 413, § 49; Laws, 1991, ch. 360 § 4; Laws, 2001, ch. 393, § 4, eff from and after July 1, 2001.