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--- california [2020/11/18 18:49] – [Info for State Advocates] rkdbus
+++ california [2025/12/04 22:23] (current) – [State Laws Regarding Sexual Offenses and Offenders, other than registration] josiahk
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 === Does the state categorize registrants by levels/tiers? ===
-No, but starting January 1st 2021 it will have the following tiers:
+Yes. Under the new California Penal Code section 290, the sex-offender registry in the state is divided into three tiers.\\
+Tier 1, 10 years, Tier 2, 20 years, Tier 3, Lifetime\\
+Section 290\\
+[[https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&division=&title=9.&part=1.&chapter=5.5.&article=|https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&division=&title=9.&part=1.&chapter=5.5.&article=]].
-Tier one, Tier two, and Tier three.\\
+=== Does the state use risk assessment when assigning tiers or levels to registrants? ===
-(1)(A), (2)(B), and (3)\\
-[[http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?chapter=5.5.&part=1.&lawCode=PEN&title=9|http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?chapter=5.5.&part=1.&lawCode=PEN&title=9]].
-=== Does the state use risk assessments for registrants (other than supervised release)? ===
 Yes: the “State-Authorized Risk Assessment Tool for Sex Offenders (SARATSO).
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 § 290.04\\
 [[http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=290.04.|http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=290.04.]]\\
-[[https://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/SexOffenders_RiskAssessment.aspx|https://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/SexOffenders_RiskAssessment.aspx]]\\
+[[https://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/AboutSexOffenders/RiskAssessment|https://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/AboutSexOffenders/RiskAssessment]]\\
 [[http://www.saratso.org/|http://www.saratso.org/]]
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 Form to apply for exclusion:\\
 [[https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/csor/ss4046d-app-exclusion.pdf|https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/csor/ss4046d-app-exclusion.pdf]]
+=== Is there a registration fee? ===
+No
 === Are there special restrictions for registrants even after supervision? ===
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 Within 5 working days California Penal Code section 290.002\\
 [[http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?chapter=5.5.&part=1.&lawCode=PEN&title=9|http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?chapter=5.5.&part=1.&lawCode=PEN&title=9]]
 ===== State Laws Regarding Sexual Offenses and Offenders, other than registration =====
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 Yes. Penal Code §288.1 applies to some offenses.\\
 [[http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=288.1.&lawCode=PEN|http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=288.1.&lawCode=PEN]]
+=== What are the general rules and regulations about probation, parole, and conditional release? Note: county supervision conditions may differ from county to county and from the state level. ===
+[[https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/parole/parole-conditions/|https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/parole/parole-conditions/]]
 === What are the state civil commitment laws? ===
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 No.
 ===== Info for State Advocates =====
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 [[https://oag.ca.gov/sex-offender-reg|https://oag.ca.gov/sex-offender-reg]]\\
-[[https://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/SexOffenders_SummaryOfLaw.aspx|https://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/SexOffenders_SummaryOfLaw.aspx]]\\
+[[https://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/AboutMegansLaw/SummaryOfMegansLaw|https://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/AboutMegansLaw/SummaryOfMegansLaw]]\\
 [[http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=290.018|http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=290.018]]
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 === NARSOL state affiliate website or blog: ===
-None yet.
+[[https://www.narsol.org/contact-us/|No affiliate at present. If you would like to start an affiliate or your organization would like to be an affiliate, contact NARSOL for details\\
+-997-7765.\\
+Email NARSOL]]
 === Other helpful state advocacy groups: ===