Sentence of imprisonment not to be changed after commencement
§ 430.10 Sentence of imprisonment not to be changed after commencement.
Except as otherwise specifically authorized by law, when the court has imposed a sentence of imprisonment and such sentence is in accordance with law, such sentence may not be changed, suspended or interrupted once the term or period of the sentence has commenced.
Once the court has imposed a lawful sentence of imprisonment and the term/period has commenced, the sentence may not be changed, suspended, or interrupted — except as otherwise specifically authorized by law. ★ Two conditions matter: the sentence must be in accordance with law, and it must have commenced. The exam trap is the exception clause — the rule is not absolute; statutes can specifically authorize a change.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 3 — The JG-22 Criminal Procedure Law and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.