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MERIT TIME ELIGIBILITY DATE
| Data Element: | MERIT TIME ELIGIBILITY DATE |
| Definition: | The date on which an individual is eligible to be released to parole supervision pursuant to New York State Correction Law, Section 803(1)(d). |
| Standard of Verification: | State Department of Correctional Services time computation rules. |
| Data Type: | N |
| Field Size: | 8 |
| Field Format: | 4N - YYYY 2N - MM 2N - DD |
| Originating Teams: | Corrections |
| User Teams: | Corrections |
| Tables / Codes: | None |
| Comments: | The Merit Time Program provides for a potential release to parole supervision prior to the Parole Eligibility Date based upon such factors as crime of commitment, prior parole history and program participation while in State prison. |
| Page Info: | DATE STANDARD ESTABLISHED: 8/99 |