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Chapter 7 – Adult Case Records Information

Article 4 – Initial Intake Procedure

Revised July 22, 2013

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72020.5.4 PC 1170 (A)(2) Commitments

  • The Legal Processing Unit (LPULegal Processing Unit) records commitments for persons sentenced pursuant to PCPenal Code 1170(a) (2) and not delivered to prison.

  • The PCPenal Code 1170(a) (2) provides for disposition of cases in which the amount of pre-prison credit exceeds the sentence under the Determinate Sentence Law (DSLDeterminate Sentence Law). The BPHBoard of Parole Hearings (formerly Board of Prison Terms) rules provide the same provisions for cases sentenced under the Indeterminate Sentence Law (ISLIndeterminate Sentence Law).