Section 3500 - General Policy(a) Pursuant to the provisions of Penal Code (PC) section 3000, when an inmate is sentenced under PC section 1168 or 1170 by a court, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) shall release the inmate on parole unless it is waived by the Board of Parole Hearings.(b) Release on parole means the legal and physical transfer of an inmate from confinement in an institution to the supervision of a parole agent of the CDCR, Division of Adult Parole Operations.(c) The function of parole is:(1) To provide for the supervision and surveillance of parolees, including the judicious use of revocation actions.(2) To provide educational, vocational, family and personal counseling necessary to assist in the transition between imprisonment and discharge, when feasible.(d) Public safety and security. (1) Consistent effort will be made to ensure that the public is protected and the effectiveness of inmate/parolee treatment programs are within the framework of departmental security and safety.(2) Each CDCR employee within the parole process will be trained to understand how employee behavior, supervision levels, personnel, and operative procedures affect the maintenance of public safety and security.(3) The requirement of compliance with conditions of parole, the law, and the need to protect the public will take precedence over all other considerations in the operation of all programs and activities of the parole process.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3500
1. New Subchapter 6 (Articles 1-7, Sections 3500-3562, not consecutive) filed 5-13-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 20).
2. Repealer of Subchapter 6 (Articles 1-7, Sections 3500-3560, not consecutive) and new Subchapter 6 (Article 1, section 3500) filed 3-2-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 12). For prior history, see Registers 79, No. 34; 79, No. 8; 78, No. 29 and 77, No. 40.
3. Editorial correction of printing errors (Register 92, No. 5).
4. Amendment of subchapter and article headings, renumbering of former section 3500 to section 3501 and new section 3500 filed 6-17-2009; operative 7-17-2009 (Register 2009, No. 25). Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 1168, 1170, 3000 and 5054, Penal Code.
1. New Subchapter 6 (Articles 1-7, Sections 3500-3562, not consecutive) filed 5-13-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 20).
2. Repealer of Subchapter 6 (Articles 1-7, Sections 3500-3560, not consecutive) and new Subchapter 6 (Article 1, section 3500) filed 3-2-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 12). For prior history, see Registers 79, No. 34; 79, No. 8; 78, No. 29 and 77, No. 40.
3. Editorial correction of printing errors (Register 92, No. 5).
4. Amendment of subchapter and article headings, renumbering of former section 3500 to section 3501 and new section 3500 filed 6-17-2009; operative 7-17-2009 (Register 2009, No. 25).