California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 5050

Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 10, Sec. 36. Effective May 10, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 99 of Ch. 10.

Commencing July 1, 2005, any reference to the Director of Corrections in this or any other code refers to the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. As of that date, the office of the Director of Corrections is abolished.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 5050 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-3-of-imprisonment-and-the-death-penalty/title-7-administration-of-the-state-correctional-system/chapter-2-the-secretary-of-the-department-of-corrections-and-rehabilitation/section-5050

Other sections in Chapter 2 - The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

§ 5050§ 5051.2§ 5052§ 5054§ 5054.1§ 5054.2§ 5055§ 5055.5§ 5056§ 5056.1…§ 5065§ 5065.5§ 5066§ 5068§ 5068.5§ 5069§ 5070§ 5071§ 5072§ 5073

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