Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3504 - Parole Assessment

(a) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) High Control means the highest level of supervision based on commitment offense(s) and prior criminal history. Cases designated high control shall be reserved for persons with violent felony commitments as described in Penal Code (PC) section 667.5(c), PC section 290 registrants; cases generating extensive media or public attention; or cases involving membership in Security Threat Group (STG), as stated on CDCR Form 128-B2, (Rev. 06/14) Security Threat Group Validation/Rejection Review, which is incorporated by reference. The following minimum contact requirements shall apply to these cases:

(A) Face-to-face contact by the first working day following release from custody, but no later than the third working day following release. In most cases it is expected that this contact will take place at the office.

(B) Each month one field contact at the supervised person's residence. The first face-to-face residential contact shall be within seven working days following release from custody.

(C) Each thirty days one collateral contact.

(D) If anti-narcotic testing applies, a minimum testing schedule of one test per month.

(E) Case review, thirty calendar days after assignment to this category and, if retained in this category, each sixty calendar days thereafter.

(2) High Service means the level of supervision based on service needs and behavioral patterns and is primarily utilized for the placement of individuals requiring special assistance such as individuals with severe mental or psychiatric problems. The following minimum contact requirements shall apply to these cases:

(A) Face-to-face contact by the first working day following release from custody, but no later than the third working day following release. In most cases it is expected that this contact will take place at the office.

(B) Each month one field contact at the supervised person's residence. The first face-to-face residential contact shall be within seven working days following release from custody.

(C) Each thirty days one collateral contact.

(D) If anti-narcotic testing applies, a minimum testing schedule of one test per month.

(E) Case review thirty calendar days after assignment to this category and, if retained in this category, each sixty calendar days thereafter.

(3) Control Services means the level of supervision based on commitment offense(s) and prior criminal history, or service needs and behavioral patterns that do not meet the specifications of high control as described in subsection (a)(1) and high service as described in subsection (a)(2). The following minimum contact requirements shall apply for these cases:

(A) Face-to-face contact by the first working day following release from custody and, when possible, the initial interview will be conducted no later than the third working day following release. In most cases, it is expected that this contact will take place at the office.

(B) Two face-to-face contacts per quarter, with at least one being at the supervised person's residence. One face-to-face contact at the supervised person's residence within fifteen workdays following release from custody.

(C) Each quarter one collateral contact.

(D) If anti-narcotic testing applies, felon parolees shall be tested twice every quarter and non-felon parolees two time each thirty days.

(E) Supervised persons who complete 180-days of satisfactory parole will automatically be assigned to the minimum supervision category. Exceptions to the automatic reduction shall include violent felony commitments described in PC section 667.5, PC section 290 registrants, cases generating extensive media or public attention, and STG members, as documented on CDCR Form 128-B2 (Rev. 07/24) Security Threat Group Validation/Rejection Review, which is incorporated by reference.

(4) Minimum Supervision means the level of supervision based on commitment offense(s) and prior criminal history, and service needs and behavioral patterns. With the exception of parole outpatient clinic attendees and those cases/supervised persons identified in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2), felon parolees who complete 180 days of satisfactory parole under control services supervision, absent a case review, shall be assigned to the minimum supervision level category unless the unit supervisor retains the case at the control services level.

One face-to-face contact shall be conducted in the month prior to discharge. If retained on parole, there shall be two field contacts annually.

(5) Collateral Contact means any communication with an individual concerning a supervised person. Collateral contacts may be completed in person, via telephone, or by written or electronic medium.

(b) Upon their initial release from an institution/facility, supervised persons shall not be placed on the minimum supervision level category. Upon their initial release, supervised persons shall be placed in one of the following categories:

(1) High Control.

(2) High Service.

(3) Control Services.

(4) Non-revocable parole, as described in section 3000.

(c) Exceptions to placement in any of the supervision level categories or reduction in any of the supervision level categories described in subsections (a)(1) through (a)(4) may be made by the unit supervisor on a case-by-case basis.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3504

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 290, 667.5(c), 3000.03 and 5054, Penal Code; and Sections 3151 and 3152, Welfare and Institutions Code.

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 290, 667.5(c), 3000.03 and 5054, Penal Code; and Sections 3151 and 3152, Welfare and Institutions Code.

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section 3605 to new section 3504 filed 7-30-2008 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2008, No. 31).
2. Amendment of subsection (b), new subsection (b)(4) and amendment of Note filed 1-25-2010 as an emergency pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3(a)(2); operative 1-25-2010 (Register 2010, No. 5). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3(c), a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-6-2010 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-25-2010 order transmitted to OAL 6-17-2010 and filed 7-13-2010 (Register 2010, No. 29).
4. Amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3)(E) filed 10-17-2014; operative 10/17/2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2014, No. 42).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 7-1-2024 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2024, No. 27).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(2) and (a)(2)(D), repealing subsection (c) and relettering subsections filed 3-5-2025 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2025, No. 10).