Penal Code section 4852

If a majority of the justices recommend that clemency be granted, the Clerk/Executive Officer of the Supreme Court shall transmit the application, together with all papers and documents filed in the case, to the Governor; otherwise the documents shall remain in the files of the court.

Source: Section 4852, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=4852. (updated Jan. 1, 2018; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_4852

Original Source: Section 4852, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=4852. (last accessed May 12, 2025).