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California Penal Code Section 1202a

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If the judgment is for imprisonment in the state prison the
judgment shall direct that the defendant be delivered into the
custody of the Director of Corrections at the state prison or
institution designated by the Director of Corrections as the place
for the reception of persons convicted of felonies, except where the
judgment is for death in which case the defendant shall be taken to
the warden of the California State Prison at San Quentin.
   Unless a different place or places are so designated by the
Director of Corrections, the judgment shall direct that the defendant
be delivered into the custody of the Director of Corrections at the
California State Prison at San Quentin.  The Director of Corrections
shall designate a place or places for the reception of persons
convicted of felonies by order, which order or orders shall be served
by registered mail, return receipt requested, upon each judge of
each superior court in the state.  The Director of Corrections may
change the place or places of commitment by the issuance of a new
order.  Nothing contained in this section affects any provision of
Section 3400.

Last modified: January 12, 2009