Sex Registration
Registration as a sex offender under California Penal Code section 290 is the most severe and permanent type of registration. However, under limited circumstances, cleaning up your record can remove your registration requirement.
Registration as a sex offender under California Penal Code section 290 is the most severe and permanent type of registration. However, under limited circumstances, cleaning up your record can remove your registration requirement.
Under “Megan’s Law,” the California Department of Justice is required to keep a public website with personal and criminal history information about anyone who is required to register as a sex offender under California Penal Section 290. The website is available to the public, and includes information about your conviction offense, certain other information about your criminal history, a photograph and description of what you look like, and other personal information (name, date of birth, the community and zip code or county where you live, and in some cases even your address).[3265]
IMPORTANT: In some cases, you may be able to get your information removed from the Megan’s Law website. If your conviction was for a less serious sex offense, AND you do NOT have any other convictions for more serious sex offenses, you can ask the DOJ to remove (“exclude”) your information from the public website. If you meet all of the other requirements (listed in Cal. Penal 290.46(e)), the DOJ is required to remove your information.[3266] BUT even if your information is removed from the DOJ website, you are still required to register under section 290 (unless you get your registration requirement legally lifted).
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Learn more about restration requirements and other laws affecting people required to register for a sex offense in the PAROLE & PROBATION CHAPTER, on PG. 163.
Cal. Penal Code § 290.007, 1203.4; see also Cal. Penal Code § 290.5. ↑
Remember, misdemeanor sex offense convictions are eligible for Certificates of Rehabilitation. See Cal. Penal Code § 4852.01. ↑
Cal. Penal Code § 290.007; see also Cal. Penal Code § 290.5. ↑
Cal. Penal Code § 290.5(a). ↑
Cal. Penal Code § 290.5(b). ↑
Cal. Penal Code § 4852.01 ↑
Cal. Penal Code § 290.5(b)(3). ↑
Cal. Penal Code § 4852.01(e). ↑
Cal. Penal Code § § 290.46(a)-(d). ↑
Cal. Penal Code § 290.46(e). ↑