CHAPTER 7. Execution of Sentences of Imprisonment

Heading of Chapter 7 renumbered from Chapter 6 by Stats. 1941, Ch. 893.

§§ 2900–2981 · 44 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Commencement of Term §§ 2900–2905 · 7 sections

   • § 2900 (a) The term of imprisonment fixed by the judgment in a criminal action commences to run only upon the actual delivery of the defendant into the custody of the…
   • § 2900.1 Where a defendant has served any portion of his sentence under a commitment based upon a judgment which judgment is subsequently declared invalid or which is…
   • § 2900.5 (a) In all felony and misdemeanor convictions, either by plea or by verdict, when the defendant has been in custody, including, but not limited to, any time…
   • § 2901 It is hereby made the duty of the wardens of the State prisons to receive persons sentenced to imprisonment in a State prison, and such persons shall be…
   • § 2902 All criminals sentenced to prison by the authority of the United States or of any state or territory of the United States, may be received by the Director of…
   • § 2903 (a) In any case in which a woman offender can be sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail, or be required to serve a term of imprisonment therein as a…
   • § 2905 (a) For purposes of this section, a “youth offender” is an individual committed to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation who is under 22 years of…
2. ARTICLE 1.5. Transfer of Prisoners §§ 2910–2913 · 6 sections

   • § 2910 (a) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may enter into an agreement with a city, county, or city and county to permit transfer of…
   • § 2910.5 (a) Pursuant to Section 2910, the Director of Corrections may enter into a long-term agreement not to exceed 20 years with a city, county, or city and county…
   • § 2910.6 The Director of Corrections may enter into an agreement consistent with applicable law for a city, county, or city and county to construct and operate…
   • § 2911 (a) The Director of Corrections may enter into contracts, with the approval of the Director of General Services, with appropriate officials or agencies of the… see note
   • § 2912 (a) Under its Foreign Prisoner Transfer Program, the Board of Prison Terms shall devise a method of notifying each foreign born inmate in a prison or reception…
   • § 2913 A city shall give notice to, and consult with, the county prior to contracting with the state pursuant to Section 2910 of this code or Section 1753.3 of the…
3. ARTICLE 2.5. Credit on Term of Imprisonment §§ 2930–2936 · 15 sections

   • § 2930 (a) The Department of Corrections shall inform every prisoner sentenced under Section 1170, for a crime committed prior to January 1, 1983, not later than 14…
   • § 2931 (a) In any case in which a prisoner was sentenced to the state prison pursuant to Section 1170, or if he committed a felony before July 1, 1977, and he would…
   • § 2932 (a) (1) For any time credit accumulated pursuant to Section 2931 or 2933, not more than 360 days of credit may be denied or lost for a single act of murder,…
   • § 2932.5 A prisoner who is found by a trial court to be a vexatious litigant as defined by Section 391 of the Code of Civil Procedure, shall be denied or lose 30 days…
   • § 2933 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that persons convicted of a crime and sentenced to the state prison under Section 1170 serve the entire sentence…
   • § 2933.05 (a) In addition to any credit awarded pursuant to Section 2933, the department may also award a prisoner program credit reductions from his or her term of…
   • § 2933.1 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any person who is convicted of a felony offense listed in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5 shall accrue no more than 15…
   • § 2933.2 (a) Notwithstanding Section 2933.1 or any other law, any person who is convicted of murder, as defined in Section 187, shall not accrue any credit, as…
   • § 2933.3 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any inmate assigned to a conservation camp by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, who is eligible to earn one…
   • § 2933.5 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is convicted of any felony offense listed in paragraph (2), and who previously has been convicted two or…
   • § 2933.6 The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall, no later than July 1, 2017, establish regulations to allow specified inmates placed in segregation…
   • § 2933.7 In order to foster greater participation in rehabilitative programming and to reduce interruptions in incarcerated people’s growth, self-exploration,…
   • § 2934 Under rules prescribed by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, a prisoner subject to the provisions of Section 2931 may waive the…
   • § 2935 Under the guidelines prescribed by the rules and regulations of the director, the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may grant up to…
   • § 2936 (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall submit a report to the relevant fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature and the Legislative…
4. ARTICLE 3. Blacklist or Extortion of Discharged Prisoner § 2947 · 1 section

   • § 2947 Any person who knowingly and willfully communicates to another, either orally or in writing, any statement concerning any person then or theretofore convicted…
5. ARTICLE 4. Disposition of Mentally Disordered Prisoners Upon Discharge §§ 2960–2981 · 15 sections

   • § 2960 (a) The Legislature finds that there are prisoners who have a treatable, severe mental health disorder that was one of the causes of, or was an aggravating…
   • § 2962 As a condition of parole, a prisoner who meets the following criteria shall be provided necessary treatment by the State Department of State Hospitals as…
   • § 2963 (a) Upon a showing of good cause, the Board of Parole Hearings may order that a person remain in custody for no more than 45 days beyond the person’s scheduled…
   • § 2964 (a) The treatment required by Section 2962 shall be inpatient unless the State Department of State Hospitals certifies to the Board of Parole Hearings that…
   • § 2966 (a) A prisoner may request a hearing before the Board of Parole Hearings, and the board shall conduct a hearing if so requested, for the purpose of proving…
   • § 2968 If the prisoner’s severe mental health disorder is put into remission during the parole period, and can be kept in remission, the Director of State Hospitals…
   • § 2970 (a) Not later than 180 days prior to the termination of parole, or release from prison if the prisoner refused to agree to treatment as a condition of parole…
   • § 2972 (a) (1) The court shall conduct a hearing on the petition under Section 2970 for continued treatment. The court shall advise the person of the right to be…
   • § 2972.1 (a) Outpatient status for persons committed pursuant to Section 2972 shall be for a period not to exceed one year. Pursuant to Section 1606, at the end of a…
   • § 2974 Before releasing any inmate or terminating supervision of any parolee who is a danger to self or others, or gravely disabled as a result of a mental health…
   • § 2976 (a) The cost of inpatient or outpatient treatment under Section 2962 or 2972 shall be a state expense while the person is under the jurisdiction of the…
   • § 2977 A person committed to the care of the State Department of State Hospitals because he or she is a mentally disordered offender, including a person who is found…
   • § 2978 (a) Any independent professionals appointed by the Board of Parole Hearings for purposes of this article shall not be state government employees. The…
   • § 2980 This article applies to persons who committed their crimes on and after January 1, 1986.
   • § 2981 For the purpose of proving the fact that a prisoner has received 90 days or more of treatment within the year prior to the prisoner’s parole or release, the…