California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 3041.2

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 470, Sec. 3. (SB 230) Effective January 1, 2016.
(a)During the 30 days following the granting, denial, revocation, or suspension by the board of the parole of an inmate sentenced to an indeterminate prison term based upon a conviction of murder, the Governor, when reviewing the board’s decision pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8 of Article V of the Constitution, shall review materials provided by the board.
(b)If the Governor decides to reverse or modify a parole decision of the board pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8 of Article V of the Constitution, he or she shall send a written statement to the inmate specifying the reasons for his or her decision.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 3041.2 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-3-of-imprisonment-and-the-death-penalty/title-1-imprisonment-of-male-prisoners-in-state-prisons/chapter-8-length-of-term-of-imprisonment-and-paroles/article-3-paroles/section-3041.2

Other sections in Article 3 - Paroles

§ 3040§ 3041§ 3041.1§ 3041.2§ 3041.5§ 3041.6§ 3041.7§ 3041.8§ 3042§ 3043…§ 3066§ 3067§ 3068§ 3069§ 3069.5§ 3070§ 3071§ 3072§ 3073§ 3073.1

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