California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2901

Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106.

It is hereby made the duty of the wardens of the State prisons to receive persons sentenced to imprisonment in a State prison, and such persons shall be imprisoned until duly released according to law.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 2901 (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-7-execution-of-sentences-of-imprisonment/article-1-commencement-of-term/section-2901

Other sections in Article 1 - Commencement of Term

§ 2900§ 2900.1§ 2900.5§ 2901§ 2902§ 2903§ 2905

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