California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2717.9

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 440, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 194 at the March 26, 1996, election.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prisoner who participates in a joint venture program is ineligible for unemployment benefits upon his or her release from prison based upon participation in that program.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 2717.9 (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-5-employment-of-prisoners/article-1-5-joint-venture-program/section-2717.9

Other sections in Article 1.5 - Joint Venture Program

§ 2717.1§ 2717.2§ 2717.3§ 2717.4§ 2717.5§ 2717.6§ 2717.7§ 2717.8§ 2717.9

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