{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-3041.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 3041.1","heading":"","body":"(a) Any time before an inmate’s release, the Governor may request review of a decision by a parole authority concerning the grant or denial of parole to any inmate in a state prison. The Governor shall state the reason or reasons for the request, and whether the request is based on a public safety concern, a concern that the gravity of current or past convicted offenses may have been given inadequate consideration, or on other factors.\n(b) If a request has been made, the request shall be reviewed by a majority of commissioners specifically appointed to hear adult parole matters and who are holding office at the time. In case of a review, a vote in favor of parole by a majority of the commissioners reviewing the request shall be required to grant parole to any inmate. In carrying out any review, the board shall comply with this chapter.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY [2000. - 10008.]","TITLE 1. IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS [2000. - 3105.]","CHAPTER 8. Length of Term of Imprisonment and Paroles [3000. - 3089.]","ARTICLE 3. Paroles [3040. - 3073.1.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"ebfd10f4f1ffa044070e8d778243d428d70b78ec4d6b96a6757f678b31d46df0","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-3041","next":"us-ca/pen-3041.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}