{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-2.29","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 2.29","heading":"Release on parole.","body":"(a) A grant of parole shall not be deemed to be operative until a certificate of parole has been delivered to the prisoner.\n(b) An effective date of parole shall not be set for a date more than nine months from the date of the hearing. Residence in a community corrections center as part of a parole release plan generally shall not exceed one hundred and twenty days.\n(c) When an effective date of parole falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the Warden of the appropriate institution shall be authorized to release the prisoner on the first working day preceding such date.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","PART 2—PAROLE, RELEASE, SUPERVISION AND RECOMMITMENT OF PRISONERS, YOUTH OFFENDERS, AND JUVENILE DELINQUENTS","Subpart A—United States Code Prisoners and Parolees"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"3359b6e57c0efbd5fdde397f58cd650b295c6b3d4395b0d75e31ff0dffb3d664","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-2.28","next":"us/28-cfr-2.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}