Approved by the decree of the Governor
The Rostov region of 30.05.2012 No. 45
1. The commission on pardon questions in the territory of the Rostov region (further – the commission) is permanent advisory body on preliminary consideration of pleas for mercy and preparation for the Governor of the Rostov region of the conclusions about expediency of application of the act of pardon.
2. The commission in the activity is guided by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal constitutional laws, federal laws, decrees and orders of the President of the Russian Federation, the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 28.12.2001 No. 1500 "About the Commissions on Pardon Questions in Territories of Territorial Subjects of the Russian Federation" and the present Provision.
3. Enter into the commission: chairman of the commission, secretary of the commission and members of the commission. Total number of members of the commission is 11 people.
The structure of the commission is approved by the Governor of the Rostov region.
4. The citizens of the Russian Federation having the higher education, who are held in respect at citizens and having faultless reputation can be members of the commission.
Not less than two thirds of structure of the commission are formed of public members. The structure of the commission is updated on one third every two years, at the same time the specified proportion has to remain.
Members of the commission carry out the activity on a voluntary basis.
5. The chairman of the commission directs activity of the commission.
6. The meeting of the commission is considered competent if at it there is not less than a half of members of the commission.
7. Frequency of meetings of the commission is established depending on receipt of pleas for mercy taking into account that not later than in 30 days from the date of their receiving by the commission the conclusions about expediency of application of the act of pardon have to be prepared and submitted to the Governor of the Rostov region.
The chairman of the commission, and in his absence – one of members of the commission at the request of the chairman of the commission appoints and conducts a meeting.
Members of the commission not less than one week prior to its meeting receive materials which will be considered at a meeting of the commission in department of questions of pardon of the Government of the Rostov region.
8. The commission for the solution of the tasks facing it has the right to request and receive in accordance with the established procedure from administration of the establishment executing punishment, public authorities and local governments the additional data and documents necessary for preparation of materials about pardon of the convict. According to the decision of the chairman of the commission for participation in a meeting of the commission representatives of the specified bodies can be invited.
9. With the consent of the commission at its meetings at discussion of pleas for mercy, until adoption of the decision on them, there can be representatives of public authorities, public associations and mass media.
10. Decisions of the commission are made by an open voting by a simple majority vote of the members of the commission who are present at a meeting and made out by the protocol which is signed by the chairman and all members of the commission participating in a meeting.
At equality of votes of members of the commission the voice of the chairman of the commission is decisive.
The member of the commission having dissenting opinion on the case in point having the right to state it in writing. The dissenting opinion of the member of the commission is applied to the protocol.
11. By results of work of a meeting of the commission the conclusions of the commission about expediency of application of the act of pardon concerning convicts are prepared.
The conclusions have to be based on the minutes of the commission and contain recommendations of pardon (or a deviation in the plea for mercy) particular persons, with the indication of information about convicts and motives by which the commission at adoption of the relevant decision was guided.
The conclusions with all materials about pardon are sent to the Governor of the Rostov region in time, specified in Paragraph 7 of the present Provision.
12. The list of the persons recommended by the Governor of the Rostov region for pardon is subject to publication in mass media of the Rostov region from the date of adoption of such decision in a month.
13. The convict is notified on a deviation by the President of the Russian Federation of the plea for mercy in writing by the Governor of the Rostov region or on his assignment the chairman of the commission.
14. In case of a deviation by the President of the Russian Federation of the plea for mercy the reconsideration of the address of the convict is allowed not earlier than in a year, except for cases of emergence of the new circumstances having essential value for application of the act of pardon.
15. Organizational, information and legal, documentary and material support of activity of the commission is assigned to department of questions of pardon of the Government of the Rostov region.
