Chapter 7 – Adult Case Records Information

73030.8.9 Calculation of Good time Credit (PC 2931)

• To determine the total amount of good time credit to be applied to reduce a term pursuant to PCPenal Code 2931:

  • Add the term to the term start date for that particular case and subtract applicable presentence and postsentence credit. The resulting date is the maximum release date.

  • Determine the number of days eligible for goodtime credit by subtracting the term start date from the maximum release date and adding postsentence credit.

  • Divide the number of days by three. The resulting number is the total number of days of goodtime credit to be granted.

    • Fractions shall be increased to the next whole number.

  • Subtract the total goodtime from the maximum release date. The resulting date is the MINMinimum DSLDeterminate Sentence Law release date.