California

Number of Registered Sex Offenders: 102,616

Latest Events

Recent Action: October 2005, new legislation requiring GPS monitoring passed, Sex Offender Management Board vetoed; bills proposed by Senators Runners increasing penalties and Governor's sex offender legislative package to be introduced in 2006 legislative session

Statutes

Sex Offender Registration
Cal. Penal Code §§ 290 et seq.

Community Notification of Sexual Offenders
Cal. Penal Code § 290.4

Sexual Offenses Against Children and Penalties
Cal. Penal Code § 261.5
Cal. Penal Code § 269
Cal. Penal Code § 288 et seq.

Crimes Involving the Prostitution of Children
Cal. Penal Code § 266
Cal. Penal Code § 266i
Cal. Penal Code § 267

Child Abuse Crimes: Homicide
Cal. Penal Code § 273ab

Regulations

Registration: Adults and juveniles; 2 tiers; within 5 days; foreign convictions not registrable; notification of changes: 5 days

Notification: passive and active; mandatory; no specified time frame; applicable to adults and juveniles; offender required to notify law enforcement for college where attending or working;

Risk Designation: no specified tiers; no provision for hearing

Tracking: verification of registry info 90 days or annually, 30 days for transients; duration of registration is life; electronic monitoring

Residency Requirements: applies to child sex offenders on parole; not to reside, during period of parole, within one quarter mile of public or private school for children in K thru 8th grade

Penalties: misdemeanor if convicted of misdemeanor; felony if convicted of felony; probation/parole shall be revoked

Resources

Website of Registry: http://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/
Relevant State Entity: Department of Justice