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Amendments To The Latvian Code On Execution Of Punishments

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Latvijas Sodu izpildes kodeksā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the Penal Procedure Code of Latvia in Latvian penal procedure code in the following amendments: 1. To supplement the code with article 48.1 and 48.2 as follows: 29.9 "article. The ability to accumulate funds to release the convicted in the Fund with the application, in writing addressed to the custodial authority boss, he may be asked to create a release of funds. Custodial authority boss, upon receiving such application, immediately ask the official to release the convicted individual equipment Fund of money counting cards.
Convict more frequently than once a month with written application may ask for money from his personal money counting cards including his release Fund of money counting cards.
Release the Fund accumulated amount of funds is not restricted.
The Cabinet of Ministers determines the release and closure of the establishment of the Fund, the Fund for the liberation of money counting cards design, filling and sealing arrangements as well as the order in which the convicted are paid out of the funds accrued in the liberation means getting rid of custodial institutions and, when needed, a convicted health care needs of the custodial institution or outside its existing health care institution at the time of sentence, if the prison authorities said the doctor that such health care is required.
30.0 article. The release of funds use of funds accumulated in the Fund release the accumulated funds can not be used to convict a custodial sentence, and they are paid to him on the day when the convicts released from prison authorities.
In exceptional cases, on the basis of the written submissions of the sentenced, prison authorities can allow convicted bosses release fund the accrued funds used at the time of sentence convicted health care needs in a custodial institution or outside its existing health care institution and with such care and convoy security related service paid, if a custodial authority doctor said that this health care is required, and this health care services not paid for from the State budget. "
2. Article 55: turn off the second part;
make the third paragraph as follows: "the Convicted, who does not perform the duties of working full working day (week), pay calculated in proportion to the work time of duty."
3. Add to article 112 of the fifth paragraph after the words "personal account" with the words "and release".
4. Turn off the article 118, the words "the cost of the benefits in a lump sum."
5. Replace article 124, second paragraph, the words "Minister of Interior" with the words "Cabinet".
6. turn off 146. Article, the words "State police".
7. Article 147 of the expression as follows: "article 147. The order in which enforceable judgement on expulsion from the Republic of Latvia in accordance with the judgment of the Court of Justice in criminal matters by the principal penal convict are returnees from the Republic of Latvia, the criminal enforcement authority a statement that the Court sentenced the principal, except deprivation of liberty is executed immediately sends the National Guard and citizenship and Migration Board.
If, in accordance with the judgment of the Court of Justice in the criminal convicted after a custodial sentence are returnees from the Republic of Latvia, the penitentiary administration, not later than 30 days prior to the release of convicted border guards and inform the national citizenship and Migration Affairs Administration that the convicted sentenced to expulsion from the Republic of Latvia, as well as specify a certain date when the convict will be released from prison authorities.
In the case of receipt of the application for the release of convicted of parole before the deadline prescribed in law and sentenced the additional penalty is appropriate-the expulsion of the Republic of Latvia, the Court in good time before the hearing, which will be considered in an application for release of convicted of parole before the due date, inform the State border guards. If the Court decides the Court convict released from parole, a copy of the decision shall be issued without delay to the national border guard officer and sent to the citizenship and Migration Board.
Convict is expelled in the immigration law. "
8. transitional provisions be supplemented with paragraph 8 by the following: "8. The Cabinet of Ministers provides this code 118. adoption of rules referred to in article until 1 June 2008." The law adopted by the Parliament in the 2007 December 13. President Valdis Zatlers in Riga V 2007 December 29.