California Penal Code

§ 3043

PEN § 3043 Effective Jan 1, 2024Title 1 · Part 3 · Ch. 8 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)(1) Upon request to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and verification of the identity of the requester, notice of any hearing to review or consider the parole suitability for any inmate in a state prison shall be given by telephone, certified mail, regular mail, or electronic mail, using the method of communication selected by the requesting party, if that method is available, by the Board of Parole Hearings at least 90 days before the hearing to any victim of any crime committed by the inmate, or to the next of kin of the victim if the victim has died, to include the commitment crimes, determinate term commitment crimes for which the inmate has been paroled, and any other felony crimes or crimes against the person for which the inmate has been convicted. The requesting party shall keep the board apprised of their current contact information in order to receive the notice.

(2)No later than 30 days before the date selected for the hearing, any person entitled to attend the hearing, other than the victim, victim’s next of kin, member of the victim’s family, victim’s representative, counsel representing any of these persons, or victim support persons, shall inform the board of their intention to attend the hearing and the name and identifying information of any other person entitled to attend the hearing who will accompany them.

(3)No later than 14 days before the date selected for the hearing, the board shall notify every person entitled to attend the hearing confirming the date, time, and place of the hearing.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 795, Sec. 2. (AB 88) Effective January 1, 2024. Note: This section was added on June 8, 1982, by initiative Prop. 8, and amended on Nov. 4, 2008, by initiative Prop. 9.