804-A - Good behavior allowances for certain civil commitments.

§  804-a.  Good  behavior allowances for certain civil commitments. 1.  Every person confined in an institution serving a civil commitment for a  fixed period of time, whose release is  not  conditional  upon  any  act  within   his   power   to   perform,  may  receive  time  allowances  as  discretionary reductions of the term of his commitment not to exceed, in  the aggregate, one-third of  the  term  imposed  by  the  court.    Such  allowances  may  be  granted for good behavior and efficient and willing  performance of  duties  assigned  or  progress  and  achievement  in  an  assigned  treatment program, and may be withheld, forfeited or cancelled  in whole or in part for bad behavior, violation of  institutional  rules  or failure to perform properly in the duties or program assigned.    2.  Allowances  based  upon  commitments of less than one month may be  granted, and in such case the maximum allowances shall be  one  day  for  every three days of the commitment. In no case, however, shall the total  of  all  allowances  granted  to any such person exceed one-third of the  time he would be required to serve,  computed  without  regard  to  this  section.    3.  No person shall have the right to demand or require the allowances  authorized by this section. The decision of the sheriff, superintendent,  warden or other person in charge  of  the  institution,  or  where  such  institution is under the jurisdiction of a county or city department the  decision   of   the  head  of  such  department,  as  to  the  granting,  withholding, forfeiture, cancellation, or restoration of such allowances  shall be final and shall not be reviewable if made  in  accordance  with  law.    4.  The state commission of correction shall promulgate record keeping  rules  and  regulations  for  the  granting,  withholding,   forfeiture,  cancellation and restoration of allowances authorized by this section.    5.   Upon  commencement  of  any  civil  commitment  as  described  in  subdivision one of this section, the provisions of this section shall be  furnished to the person serving the commitment and the meaning  of  same  shall  be  fully  explained  to  him  by  an  officer  designated in the  regulation to perform such duty.