California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 3040

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 311, Sec. 11. (SB 883) Effective January 1, 2024.

The Board of Parole Hearings shall have the power to allow prisoners imprisoned in the state prisons pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1168 to go upon parole outside the prison walls and enclosures. The board may parole prisoners in the state prisons to camps for paroled prisoners established under Section 2792.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 3040 (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-8-length-of-term-of-imprisonment-and-paroles/article-3-paroles/section-3040

Other sections in Article 3 - Paroles

§ 3040§ 3041§ 3041.1§ 3041.2§ 3041.5§ 3041.6§ 3041.7§ 3041.8§ 3042§ 3043…§ 3066§ 3067§ 3068§ 3069§ 3069.5§ 3070§ 3071§ 3072§ 3073§ 3073.1

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