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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Penal Code - PEN |
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Part 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY |
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Title 1. IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS |
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Chapter 8. Length of Term of Imprisonment and Paroles |
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ARTICLE 3. Paroles |
Section 3041.7.
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At any hearing for the purpose of setting, postponing, or rescinding a parole release date of a prisoner under a life sentence, the prisoner shall be entitled to be represented by counsel and the provisions of Section 3041.5 shall apply. The Board of Parole Hearings shall provide by rule for the invitation of the prosecutor of the county from which the prisoner was committed, or his representative, to represent the interests of the people at the hearing. The Board of Parole Hearings shall notify the prosecutor and the Attorney General at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.
Notwithstanding Section 12550 of the Government Code, the prosecutor of the county from which the prisoner was committed, or his representative, who shall not be the Attorney General, except in cases in which the Attorney General prosecuted the case at the trial level, shall be the sole representative of the interests of the people.