California Penal Code

§ 3041.5

PEN § 3041.5 Effective Jan 1, 2016Title 1 · Part 3 · Ch. 8 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)At all hearings for the purpose of reviewing an inmate’s parole suitability, or the setting, postponing, or rescinding of parole, with the exception of en banc review of tie votes, the following shall apply:

(1)At least 10 days before any hearing by the Board of Parole Hearings, the inmate shall be permitted to review the file which will be examined by the board and shall have the opportunity to enter a written response to any material contained in the file.

(2)The inmate shall be permitted to be present, to ask and answer questions, and to speak on his or her own behalf. Neither the inmate nor the attorney for the inmate shall be entitled to ask questions of any person appearing at the hearing pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 3043.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 470, Sec. 4. (SB 230) Effective January 1, 2016. Note: This section was amended on Nov. 4, 2008, by initiative Prop. 9.