Pen. Code, § 5078 · Chapter 3. The Board of Parole Hearings

Pen. Code, § 5078

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(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.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 255.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=5078.
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