28 CFR 2.29
§ 2.29 Release on parole.
United States · 28 CFR — Judicial Administration · Status: effective
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- 28 CFR 2.29, § 2.29 Release on parole, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/119714
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(a) A grant of parole shall not be deemed to be operative until a certificate of parole has been delivered to the prisoner.
(b) An effective date of parole shall not be set for a date more than nine months from the date of the hearing. Residence in a community corrections center as part of a parole release plan generally shall not exceed one hundred and twenty days.
(c) When an effective date of parole falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the Warden of the appropriate institution shall be authorized to release the prisoner on the first working day preceding such date.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.