Pen. Code, § 5077 · Chapter 3. The Board of Parole Hearings
Pen. Code, § 5077
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The Board of Prison Terms shall review the prisoners’ requests for reconsideration of denial of good-time credit, and setting of parole length or conditions, and shall have the authority to modify the previously made decisions of the Department of Corrections as to these matters. The revocation of parole shall be determined by the Board of Prison Terms.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 357, Sec. 2. Effective August 19, 1996.
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