Section 3046 Of Article 3. Paroles From California Penal Code >> Title 1. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 3.
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. (a) An inmate imprisoned under a life sentence shall not be
paroled until he or she has served the greater of the following:
(1) A term of at least seven calendar years.
(2) A term as established pursuant to any other law that
establishes a minimum term or minimum period of confinement under a
life sentence before eligibility for parole.
(b) If two or more life sentences are ordered to run consecutively
to each other pursuant to Section 669, an inmate so imprisoned shall
not be paroled until he or she has served the term specified in
subdivision (a) on each of the life sentences that are ordered to run
consecutively.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), an inmate found
suitable for parole pursuant to a youth offender parole hearing as
described in Section 3051 shall be paroled regardless of the manner
in which the board set release dates pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 3041, subject to subdivision (b) of Section 3041 and Sections
3041.1 and 3041.2, as applicable.
(d) The Board of Parole Hearings shall, in considering a parole
for an inmate, consider all statements and recommendations which may
have been submitted by the judge, district attorney, and sheriff,
pursuant to Section 1203.01, or in response to notices given under
Section 3042, and recommendations of other persons interested in the
granting or denying of parole. The board shall enter on its order
granting or denying parole to these inmates, the fact that the
statements and recommendations have been considered by it.