§ 1731.8

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, within 60 days of the commitment of a ward to the Department of the Youth Authority, the department shall set an initial parole consideration date for the ward and shall notify the probation department and the committing juvenile court of that date. The department shall use the category offense guidelines contained in Sections 4951 to 4957, inclusive, of, and the deviation guidelines contained in subdivision (i) of Section 4945 of, Title 15 of the California Code of Regulations, that were in effect on January 1, 2003, in setting an initial parole consideration date.

(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 4, Sec. 25. Effective April 8, 2003. Operative January 1, 2004, by Sec. 52 of Ch. 4.)