What timelines must CDCR/Parole follow in responding to my 602 appeal?
CDCR/Parole must respond to your 602 appeals within the following time limits:
- Parole has 30 working days (from date of receipt by Appeals Coordinator) to complete and return to you a first level response to your 602 appeal.[635]
- Parole has 30 working days (from date of receipt by Appeals Coordinator) to complete and return to you a second level response to your 602 appeal.[636]
- Parole has 60 working days (from date of receipt by Appeals Chief) to complete and return to you a third level response to your 602 appeal.[637]
IMPORTANT EXCEPTIONS:
- CDCR/Parole is allowed to exceed the above time limits only in certain situations:
- The parolee, staff, or witnesses are unavailable;
- The complexity of the decision, action, or policy requires additional research;
- It’s necessary to involve other agencies or jurisdictions in the appeal; or
- A state of emergency requires CDCR/Parole to postpone “nonessential administrative decisions and actions, including normal time requirements for such decisions and actions.”