1. (a) A prisoner who committed a felony before January 1, 1986 and was sentenced to an aggravated presumptive term under AS 12.55.155(c) is eligible for discretionary parole after serving the unaggravated portion of the sentence (the time equal to the presumptive term less good time credited under AS 33.20.010) or one-third of the term of imprisonment, whichever is greater, subject to 22 AAC 20.080.

2. (b) Except as provided in 22 AAC 20.017(f)(1) and (3), a prisoner who committed a felony after December 31, 1985, was sentenced before January 1, 2017, and was sentenced to an aggravated presumptive term under AS 12.55.155(c) is eligible for discretionary parole, subject to 22 AAC 20.080. To be eligible, a prisoner shall serve

   1. (1) the unaggravated portion of the sentence; and
   2. (2) one-fourth of the aggravated portion of the sentence.

3. (c) A prisoner who committed an offense before July 9, 2019, was sentenced after December 31, 2016, and was sentenced to an aggravated presumptive sentence under

   1. (1) AS 12.55.125(c), (d), or (e) is eligible for discretionary parole as set out in 22 AAC 20.017(h)(6);
   2. (2) AS 12.55.125(i)(3) or (4) is eligible for discretionary parole as set out in 22 AAC 20.017(h)(5); or

   3. (3) AS 12.55.125(i)(1) or (2) is eligible after serving

      1. (A) the unaggravated portion of the sentence; and
      2. (B) one-fourth of the aggravated portion of the sentence.

4. (d) Except as provided in 22 AAC 20.017(i)(4) or (5), a prisoner who committed an offense after July 8, 2019 and was sentenced to an aggravated presumptive sentence shall serve

   1. (1) the unaggravated portion of the sentence; and
   2. (2) one-fourth of the aggravated portion of the sentence.

5. (e) For purposes of this section,

   1. (1) "aggravated portion of the sentence" means the portion that has been imposed in addition to the presumptive term or upper end of the presumptive range of the sentence, due to aggravators found by the court under AS 12.55.155(c);
   2. (2) "unaggravated portion of the sentence" means the time equal to the presumptive term or upper end of the presumptive range of the sentence, less good time credited under AS 33.20.010.

(Eff. 1/30/91, Register 117; am 3/29/2003, Register 165; am 4/18/2025, Register 254)

Authority: AS 33.16.060, AS 33.16.090, AS 33.16.100