{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-4802.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 4802.5","heading":"","body":"The Governor shall make the application for a pardon and the application for a commutation available on the Governor’s Office Internet Web site and all applications for a direct pardon received by the Governor shall be promptly forwarded to the Board of Parole Hearings for an investigation and recommendation to the Governor. Applications supported by a certificate of rehabilitation may be granted by the Governor without investigation and recommendation by the Board of Parole Hearings in accordance with Section 4852.16.","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":"979c0022bd17b427bc0f5970c0cd6932877d2d960456f8eaa876f6211b6f7993","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-4802","next":"us-ca/pen-4803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}