California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 3051.1

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 472, Sec. 1. (SB 519) Effective January 1, 2016.
(a)Notwithstanding subdivision (i) of Section 3051, the board shall complete all youth offender parole hearings for individuals who were sentenced to indeterminate life terms and who become entitled to have their parole suitability considered at a youth offender parole hearing on the effective date of the act that added subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (i) of Section 3051 by January 1, 2018.
(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (i) of Section 3051, the board shall complete all youth offender parole hearings for individuals who were sentenced to determinate terms and who become entitled to have their parole suitability considered at a youth offender parole hearing on the effective date of the act that added subparagraph (B) of

paragraph (2) of subdivision (i) of Section 3051 by December 31, 2021. The board shall, for all individuals described in this subdivision, conduct the consultation described in subdivision (a) of Section 3041 before January 1, 2018.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 3051.1 (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-3051.1

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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