Penal Code section 2651

No punishment, except as may be authorized by the Director of Corrections, shall be inflicted and then only by the order and under the direction of the wardens. Nothing in this section shall be construed as a limitation or impairment of the authority of the Board of Prison Terms in exercising its functions.

Source: Section 2651, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=2651. (updated Jan. 1, 1979; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_2651

Original Source: Section 2651, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=2651. (last accessed May 12, 2025).