Penal Code section 1218

The judge of the court at which a judgment of death is had shall, immediately after the judgment, electronically transmit, in a mutually agreed upon format, a statement of the conviction and judgment to the Governor.

Source: Section 1218, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1218. (updated Jul. 2, 2024; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_1218

Original Source: Section 1218, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1218. (last accessed May 12, 2025).