California Government Code 12838.4 – The Board of Parole Hearings is hereby created. The Board of Parole …
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The Board of Parole Hearings is hereby created. The Board of Parole Hearings shall be comprised of 21 commissioners, who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation, for three-year terms. The Board of Parole Hearings hereby succeeds to, and is vested with, all the powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations, liabilities, and jurisdiction of the following entities, which shall no longer exist: Board of Prison Terms, Narcotic Addict Evaluation Authority, and Youthful Offender Parole Board. For purposes of this article, the above entities shall be known as “predecessor entities.”
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 80, Sec. 1. (AB 145) Effective July 16, 2021.)
Terms Used In California Government Code 12838.4
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.