37 Pa. Code § 61.1
The following words and terms, when used in this part, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Backtime-The unserved part of a prison sentence which a convict would have been compelled to serve if the convict had not been paroled.
Detainer sentence-A sentence to which a convict is subject following release from a sentence which the convict is currently serving.
Detention hearing-A probable cause hearing held to determine whether a parolee should be detained or returned pending disposition of a new criminal charge.
Examiner-A Board member or a representative of the Board who conducts interviews or hearings on behalf of the Board.
Interested party-A parolee or a parolee's counsel.
Official verification-Actual receipt by a parolee's supervising parole agent of a direct written communication from a court in which a parolee was convicted of a new criminal charge attesting that the parolee was so convicted.
Panel-Two members of the Board, or a Board member and an examiner.
Parole supervision staff-Parole agents, their supervisors, deputy district directors and district directors.
Preliminary hearing-A hearing held to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that a parolee has committed a technical violation of parole.
Return or detain-Synonymous actions which indicate that a parolee should either be returned to, or continued in, custody pending disposition of outstanding criminal charges.
Revocation decision-A decision to recommit a parolee to prison after a revocation or violation hearing.
Revocation hearing-A hearing held to determine whether a parolee should be recommitted as a convicted violator.
Violation hearing-A hearing held to determine whether a parolee should be recommitted as a technical violator.
37 Pa. Code § 61.1
The provisions of this §61.1 amended under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 186); and the act of August 6, 1941 (P. L. 861, No. 323) (61 P. S. § § 331.1-331.34).