Revises provisions relating to prisoners. (BDR 16-252)

Existing law requires: (1) an application to have a fine or forfeiture remitted, a punishment commuted, a pardon granted or civil rights restored to be filed with the State Board of Pardons Commissioners; and (2) a notice of the date, time and location of a meeting to consider such an application, and a copy of the application, to be submitted to certain persons, including the district judge of the county wherein the person was convicted. (NRS 213.020) Section 1 of this bill: (1) removes the requirement for the notice and application to be submitted to the district judge; and (2) provides that the provisions of existing law relating to proceedings before the Board shall not be construed to prohibit a district judge from providing certain testimony. Existing law authorizes the State Board of Pardons Commissioners to adopt a policy to provide an expedited process to restore the civil rights of a person if certain conditions are met, including if there is no objection from the court in which the judgment was rendered. (NRS 213.035) Section 1.3 of this bill removes the condition regarding an objection from the court. Existing law requires the State Board of Parole Commissioners to compile and maintain certain information relating to decisions regarding parole. (NRS 213.10887) Section 1.7 of this bill requires the Board to disseminate records of decisions regarding parole to any person who requests such a record of a named prisoner.