Penal Code section 1227.5

Notwithstanding Section 1227, where a judgment of death has not been executed by reason of a stay or reprieve granted by the Governor, the execution shall be carried out on the day immediately after the period of the stay or reprieve without further judicial proceedings.

Source: Section 1227.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1227.5. (updated Jan. 1, 1961; accessed Sep. 14, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_1227.5

Original Source: Section 1227.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1227.5. (last accessed May 12, 2025).