California Penal Code

§ 3015

PEN § 3015 Effective Jun 30, 2011Title 1 · Part 3 · Ch. 8 · Art. 2.3

Statute text

(a)The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall establish a parole reentry accountability program for parolees who have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment under Section 1170. The purpose of the program is to promote public safety, hold parolees accountable, and reduce recidivism.

(b)The department shall employ a parole violation decisionmaking instrument to determine the most appropriate sanctions for these parolees who violate their conditions of parole.

(1)For purposes of this subdivision, a “parole violation decisionmaking instrument” means a standardized tool that provides ranges of appropriate sanctions for parole violators given relevant case factors, including, but not limited to, offense history, risk of reoffense based on a validated risk assessment tool, need for treatment services, the number and type of current and prior parole violations, and other relevant statutory requirements.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 43. (AB 117) Effective June 30, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, pursuant to Secs. 68 and 69 of Ch. 39.