AB 1901 Summary

• Authorizes courts to order release on parole instead of postrelease community supervision at sentencing, upon motion by the district attorney or the court's own motion.

• Applies only to defendants convicted of non-serious, non-violent felonies who are not Three Strikes offenders, High Risk Sex Offenders, or mentally disordered offenders requiring state hospital treatment.

• Requires courts to consider criminal record, prior history, probation reports, prosecution and defense statements, victim impact, and other relevant evidence when deciding whether to order parole release.

• Courts must document their reasons in the record for ordering parole release instead of the default 3-year postrelease community supervision.

• Amends Penal Code Sections 3000.01 (new) and 3451 to establish the parole ordering procedure and clarify it does not apply to serious or violent felonies and certain other offense categories.