(a) Whenever a person is committed to the Youth Authority by a court of criminal jurisdiction, or is committed to the Department of Corrections and subsequently transferred to the Youth Authority, for a conviction of a violent felony listed in subdivision (c) of § 667.5 of the Penal Code, the director or his or her designee shall, with respect to that person, provide all notices that would be required to be provided by the Board of Prison Terms or the Department of Corrections pursuant to Sections 3058.6 and 3058.8 of the Penal Code, if that person were confined in their respective institutions.

(b) In order to be entitled to receive from the department, pursuant to subdivision (a), the notice set forth in § 3058.8 of the Penal Code, the requesting party shall keep the department informed of his or her current mailing address.

Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 1764.3

  • board: means the Board of Parole Hearings, until January 1, 2007, at which time "board" shall refer to the body created to hear juvenile parole matters under the jurisdiction of the Director of the Division of Juvenile Justice in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 1703
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Court: includes any official authorized to impose sentence for a public offense. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 1703
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(c) The notice required under this section shall be provided within 10 days of release with respect to persons committed to the Youth Authority by a court of criminal jurisdiction.

(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 624, Sec. 6.)

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