California Code of Regulations
Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole
Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs
Subchapter 6 - Adult Parole
Article 17.5 - Return and Transfer of Parole
Section 3741 - County or City of Last Legal Residence

(a) Pursuant to the provisions of Penal Code (PC) Section 3003, all incarcerated persons committed to prison for a non-sex offense for which registration is not required pursuant to PC 290, shall be returned to the County of Last Legal Residence, unless the case conforms with Sections 3743 through 3744. All incarcerated persons committed to prison for a sex offense for which registration is required pursuant to PC 290, shall, through all efforts reasonably possible, be returned to their city of last legal residence or a close geographic location in which they have family, social ties, or economic ties and access to reentry services unless a return to that location would violate any other law, pose a risk to the incarcerated person's victim, or the case conforms with Sections 3743 through 3744. The county of last legal residence for non-sex offenders, or city of last legal residence for sex offenders, is the county or city of residence where the offender resided prior to incarceration for the most current commitment offense. If an offender has multiple commitment offenses, the most current of the offenses shall be used to determine the county of last legal residence or city of last legal residence. Offenses that occur in custody, defined as being confined in State prison, local jail, or a Department of State Hospitals (DSH) facility for treatment shall not be considered in determining the county or city of last legal residence.