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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 6. REPRIEVES, PARDONS AND COMMUTATIONS |
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Chapter 3.5. Procedure for Restoration of Rights and Application for Pardon |
Section 4852.21.
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(a) Any person to whom this chapter applies shall, prior to his discharge or release on parole from a state prison or other state penal institution or agency, be informed in writing by the official in charge of the place of confinement of his right to petition for, and of the procedure for filing the petition for, and obtaining, a certificate of rehabilitation and pardon pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Prior to dismissal of the accusatory pleading pursuant to Section 1203.4, the defendant shall be informed in writing by the clerk of the court dismissing the accusatory pleading of the defendant's right, if any, to petition for, and of the procedure for filing a petition for, and obtaining, a certificate of rehabilitation and pardon pursuant to this chapter.