Imprisonment Of Male Prisoners In State Prisons — California Penal Code — Length Of Term Of Imprisonment And Paroles — Discharge Upon Completion Of Term — Governor's power to revoke parole Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session The Governor of the state shall have like power to revoke the parole of any prisoner. The written authority of the Governor shall likewise be sufficient to authorize any peace officer to retake and return any prisoner to the state prison. The Governor's written order revoking the parole shall have the same force and effect and be executed in like manner as the order of the parole authority. Ca. Pen. Code § 3062