California § 3042. 3042. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 311, Sec. 12.)

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§ 3042. — 3042. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 311, Sec. 12.)

California § 3042.

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Part 3.TITLE 1. IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS

Ch. 8.CHAPTER 8. Length of Term of Imprisonment and Paroles

Art. 3.ARTICLE 3. Paroles

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 3042. (2026).

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(a)

(1)At least 30 days before the Board of Parole Hearings meets to review or consider the parole suitability of any inmate sentenced to a life sentence, the board shall send written notice thereof to each of the following persons: the attorney who represented the defendant at trial, the district attorney of the county in which the offense was committed, the law enforcement agency that investigated the case, and, if the inmate was convicted of the murder of a peace officer, the law enforcement agency that employed the peace officer at the time of the murder.

(2)If the inmate was convicted of the murder of a firefighter, the board or the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall also send the written notice described in paragraph

(1)to the fire department that employed th

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(a)
(1)
At least 30 days before the Board of Parole Hearings meets to review or consider the parole suitability of any inmate sentenced to a life sentence, the board shall send written notice thereof to each of the following persons: the attorney who represented the defendant at trial, the district attorney of the county in which the offense was committed, the law enforcement agency that investigated the case, and, if the inmate was convicted of the murder of a peace officer, the law enforcement agency that employed the peace officer at the time of the murder.
(2)
If the inmate was convicted of the murder of a firefighter, the board or the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall also send the written notice described in paragraph
(1) to the fire department that employed the firefighter at the time of the murder, if that fire department registers with the board to receive that notification and provides the appropriate contact information.
(b)
The Board of Parole Hearings shall record all of those hearings and transcribe recordings of those hearings within 30 days of any hearing. Those transcripts, including the transcripts of all prior hearings, shall be filed and maintained in the office of the Board of Parole Hearings and shall be made available to the public no later than 30 days from the date of the hearing. An inmate shall not be released on parole until 60 days from the date of the hearing have elapsed.
(c)
At any hearing, the presiding hearing officer shall state their findings and supporting reasons on the record.
(d)
Any statements,
recommendations, or other materials considered shall be incorporated into the transcript of the hearing, unless the material is confidential in order to preserve institutional security and the security of others who might be endangered by disclosure.
(e)
The board shall review and consider all relevant and reliable information received from any person and shall consider imposing special conditions of parole to reflect the comments or concerns raised by this information, as appropriate.
(f)
This section does not limit the type or content of information any person may forward to the board for consideration under any other law.
(g)
Any person who receives notice under subdivision (a) who is authorized to forward information for consideration in a parole
consideration hearing for a person sentenced to a life sentence under this section, may forward that information by electronic mail. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall establish procedures for receiving the information by electronic mail pursuant to this subdivision.