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Penal Code § 4802

CHAPTER 1. Powers and Duties of Governor

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 4802Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 437, Sec. 2. (AB 648) Effective January 1, 2012.

In the case of a person twice convicted of felony, the application for pardon or commutation of sentence shall be made directly to the Governor, who shall transmit all papers and documents relied upon in support of and in opposition to the application to the Board of Parole Hearings.