{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-4800","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 4800","heading":"","body":"The general authority to grant reprieves, pardons and commutations of sentence is conferred upon the Governor by Section 8 of Article V of the Constitution of the State of California.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY [2000. - 10008.]","TITLE 6. REPRIEVES, PARDONS AND COMMUTATIONS [4800. - 4906.]","CHAPTER 1. Powers and Duties of Governor [4800. - 4813.]"],"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":"40d4db8d74a4e8cc0136d5433df35299b82caee9c20b1bb087e80b6b7be4ca9c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-4758","next":"us-ca/pen-4801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}