1. (a) Any foreign national under the jurisdiction of the Department may request transfer to his country of citizenship to serve his remaining confinement time if a treaty providing for such transfer is in force between the United States and the ward's country of citizenship. To be eligible for transfer, the foreign national shall:

   1. (1) Be a citizen of the foreign country to which he is requesting transfer.
   2. (2) Have six or more months of available confinement time at the time of transfer request.
   3. (3) Have no pending appeals on the judgment or sentence.
   4. (4) (Reserved)
   5. (5) Not have been convicted of a political, military or immigration offense.
2. (b) If the foreign national is eligible for transfer and the documentation has been completed, he shall be calendared to appear before the Board. The Board may deny the transfer or order the ward transferred to the prisoner exchange program for transfer to his county of citizenship.

Note: Authority cited: Section 1712, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 12012.1, Government Code.

History

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section 4621.2 to title 9, section 30536 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).