California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 5078

Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 255.
(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 Adult Authority, the California Women’s Board of Terms and Paroles, and the Community Release Board.
(b)The Adult Authority and California Women’s Board of Terms and Paroles are abolished.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 5078 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-3-of-imprisonment-and-the-death-penalty/title-7-administration-of-the-state-correctional-system/chapter-3-the-board-of-parole-hearings/section-5078

Other sections in Chapter 3 - The Board of Parole Hearings

§ 5075§ 5075.1§ 5075.5§ 5075.6§ 5076§ 5076.1§ 5076.2§ 5076.3§ 5077§ 5078§ 5079§ 5080§ 5081

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