California Penal Code CHAPTER 3 - The Board of Parole Hearings

  • Section 5075.
    (a) Commencing July 1, 2005, there is hereby created the Board of Parole Hearings. As of July 1, 2005, any reference to the Board of Prison...
  • Section 5075.1.
    The Board of Parole Hearings shall do all of the following:(a) Conduct parole consideration hearings, parole rescission hearings, and parole progress hearings for adults under the...
  • Section 5075.5.
    All commissioners and deputy commissioners who conduct hearings for the purpose of considering the parole suitability of prisoners or the setting of a parole release...
  • Section 5075.6.
    (a) Commissioners and deputy commissioners hearing matters concerning adults under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall have a broad background in criminal...
  • Section 5076.
    Each commissioner of the board shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office and shall receive an annual salary provided for by...
  • Section 5076.1.
    (a) The board shall meet at each of the state prisons and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Division of Adult Institutions. Meetings shall be held...
  • Section 5076.2.
    (a) Any rules and regulations, including any resolutions and policy statements, promulgated by the Board of Prison Terms, shall be promulgated and filed pursuant to Chapter...
  • Section 5076.3.
    The Chairman of the Board of Prison Terms shall have the authority of a head of a department set forth in subdivision (e) of Section...
  • Section 5077.
    The Board of Prison Terms shall review the prisoners’ requests for reconsideration of denial of good-time credit, and setting of parole length or conditions, and...
  • Section 5078.
    (a) The Board of Prison Terms shall succeed to and shall exercise and perform all powers and duties granted to, exercised by, and imposed upon the...
  • Section 5079.
    The Director of Corrections shall provide facilities and licensed professional personnel for a psychiatric and diagnostic clinic and such branches thereof as may be required...
  • Section 5080.
    The Director of Corrections may transfer persons confined in one state prison institution or facility of the Department of Corrections to another. The Board of...
  • Section 5081.
    The Governor may remove any member of the Board of Prison Terms for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty after a full hearing by the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018