Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 30807 - Category 1 Offenses

A parole consideration date interval of seven years shall be established for those cases committed to the Youth Authority for offenses in this category.

(a) Offenses.

(1) Murder-First Degree (187, 189, and 190 Penal Code).

(2) Murder-Second Degree (187, 189, and 190 Penal Code).

(3) Kidnapping with Death of Victim (207 and 209 Penal Code).

(4) Kidnapping (with substantial injury) (207 and 209 Penal Code).

(5) Torture (206 and 206.1 Penal Code).

(6) Conspiracy to commit any Category 1 offense (182 Penal Code).

(b) Panels, Deviation, and Modification.

(1) All cases in Category 1 shall be heard by a Board panel at the initial hearing and all subsequent hearings with the exception of the following:

(A) Parole consideration hearings shall be conducted by a full Board panel.

(B) Annual and progress reviews for wards housed at or committed to any non-Youth Authority facility and all Disciplinary Decision Making System (DDMS) matters may be heard by a referee.

(2) A Board panel or referee may approve a deviation or modification of six months earlier or later than the prescribed or previously established parole consideration date, except that a referee may modify a parole consideration date up to 12 months for DDMS behavior.

(3) A recommendation of a Board panel or referee for deviation or modification in excess of the foregoing shall be submitted to a full Board panel for decision.

(4) A full Board panel may modify a previously established parole consideration date by a maximum of six months in any annual review year, except that a full Board is not limited in its ability to modify a parole consideration date upward for DDMS behavior.

(5) A recommendation of a full Board panel for deviation or modification in excess of the periods of time cited in (4) of this section shall be submitted to the Full Board En Banc for decision.

(6) The Full Board En Banc is not limited in its ability to deviate or modify.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 30807

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former title 15, section 4951 to new title 9, section 30807 filed 3-2-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2020, No. 10).

Note: Authority cited: Section 1722, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 1721, 1723 and 1766, Welfare and Institutions Code.

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former title 15, section 4951 to new title 9, section 30807 filed 3-2-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2020, No. 10).