Pen. Code, § 6404 · Chapter 10.7. Prison Visitation
Pen. Code, § 6404
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Inmates shall not be prohibited from family visits based solely on the fact that the inmate was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole or was sentenced to life and is without a parole date established by the Board of Parole Hearings.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 33, Sec. 32. (SB 843) Effective June 27, 2016.
Source of truth
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- 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§ionNum=6404.
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