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Cal. Penal Code § 5078

The Board of Parole Hearings

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Sellars v. Procunier (1981)

Most recently applied in 83 Cal. App. 4th 1061 - Leyva v. Nielsen (September 2000)

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.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.