California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Penal Code - PEN |
Part 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY |
Title 6. REPRIEVES, PARDONS AND COMMUTATIONS |
Chapter 3.5. Procedure for Restoration of Rights and Application for Pardon |
Section 4852.16.
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The certified copy of a certificate of rehabilitation transmitted to the Governor shall constitute an application for a full pardon upon receipt of which the Governor may, without any further investigation, issue a pardon to the person named therein, except that, pursuant to Section 8 of Article V of the Constitution, the Governor shall not grant a pardon to any person twice convicted of felony, except upon the written recommendation of a majority of the judges of the Supreme Court.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1117, Sec. 20.)