For how long do I have to register as a sex offender?

If you have to register as a sex offender in California, then you must register for the rest of your life, so long as you live in the state.[514] It does not matter whether you are on or off parole, PCRS or probation, or whether you have otherwise completed your criminal sentence.

  1. 514

    Cal. Penal Code §§ 290(b), 290.005.