California Government Code

§ 71622.5

GOV § 71622.5 Effective Jun 30, 2011Title 8 · Ch. 7 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)The Legislature hereby declares that due to the need to implement the 2011 Realignment Legislation addressing public safety (Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2011), it is the intent of the Legislature to afford the courts the maximum flexibility to manage the caseload in the manner that is most appropriate to each court.

(b)Notwithstanding Section 71622, the superior court of any county may appoint as many hearing officers as deemed necessary to conduct parole revocation hearings pursuant to Sections 3000.08 and 3000.09 of the Penal Code and to determine violations of conditions of postrelease supervision pursuant to Section 3455 of the Penal Code, and to perform related duties as authorized by the court. A hearing officer appointed pursuant to this section has the authority to conduct these hearings and to make determinations at those hearings pursuant to applicable law.

(c)(1) A person is eligible to be appointed a hearing officer pursuant to this section if the person meets one of the following criteria:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 1. (AB 117) Effective June 30, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, pursuant to Secs. 68 and 69 of Ch. 39.