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Cal. Government Code § 12838.4 (2026)

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

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The Board of Parole Hearings is hereby created. The Board of Parole Hearings shall be comprised of 21 commissioners, who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation, for three-year terms. The Board of Parole Hearings hereby succeeds to, and is vested with, all the powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations, liabilities, and jurisdiction of the following entities, which shall no longer exist: Board of Prison Terms, Narcotic Addict Evaluation Authority, and Youthful Offender Parole Board. For purposes of this article, the above entities shall be known as “predecessor entities.”

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 2007–2016 · leading case: Damous Nettles v. Randy Grounds, 830 F.3d 922 (9th Cir. 2016).
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Damous Nettles v. Randy Grounds, 830 F.3d 922 (9th Cir. 2016). “See Cal. Gov't Code § 12838.4 . . As the state acknowledges, it did not argue to the district court that Nettles’s claim was procedurally barred.”
In re Vicks, 295 P.3d 863 (Cal. 2013). · cites it 2× “(§ 5075; Gov. Code, § 12838.4; we use the term “Board” to refer to both entities.”
In Re Tripp, 58 Cal. Rptr. 3d 64 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007). “(Gov. Code, § 12838.4; Pen. Code, §§ 5075, 5075.”
People v. Superior Court, 71 Cal. Rptr. 3d 462 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008). “1; Gov. Code, § 12838.4.) On March 20, Mental Health learned that the doctor initially scheduled to evaluate Small could not perform the evaluation.”
In Re Betterncourt, 67 Cal. Rptr. 3d 497 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007). “1; Gov. Code, § 12838.4.) 3 “According to the California Code of Regulations, a CDC 115 documents misconduct believed to be a violation of law which is not minor in nature.”
People v. James H., 65 Cal. Rptr. 3d 410 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007). “(Gov. Code, § 12838.4; Pen. Code, §§ 5075, 5075.”
In re Martinez CA6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). “5 As of July 1, 2005, the Board of Parole Hearings replaced the Board of Prison Terms (§ 5075; Gov. Code, § 12838.4), though there remain a number of statutory references to the “Board of Prison Terms.”
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