Visitors and observers may attend individual case hearings if prior permission has been obtained from any commissioner, deputy commissioner, person assigned to the hearing panel, the chairman, or the executive officer, subject to the authority of the hearing panel to exclude visitors and observers upon the request of the prisoner or parolee or upon the panel's own motion. Attendance may be permitted only for educational or informational purposes. Persons having a personal interest in the case shall disclose that interest when requesting permission to attend. Visitors and observers may not participate in the hearing except to review written records as permitted by law.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 2029.1
Note: Authority cited: Sections 3052 and 5076.2, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 3043, 3043.1, 3043.2, 3043.3, 3043.5, 5075 and 5076.1, Penal Code; and Section 11120, Government Code.