California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 4802.5

Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 824, Sec. 3. (AB 2845) Effective January 1, 2019.

The Governor shall make the application for a pardon and the application for a commutation available on the Governor’s Office Internet Web site and all applications for a direct pardon received by the Governor shall be promptly forwarded to the Board of Parole Hearings for an investigation and recommendation to the Governor. Applications supported by a certificate of rehabilitation may be granted by the Governor without investigation and recommendation by the

Board of Parole Hearings in accordance with Section 4852.16.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 4802.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-3-of-imprisonment-and-the-death-penalty/title-6-reprieves-pardons-and-commutations/chapter-1-powers-and-duties-of-governor/section-4802.5

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Powers and Duties of Governor

§ 4800§ 4801§ 4802§ 4802.5§ 4803§ 4804§ 4805§ 4806§ 4807§ 4807.2§ 4807.3§ 4810§ 4812§ 4813

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