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Cal. Penal Code § 186.30 (2026)

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(a)Any person described in subdivision (b) shall register with the chief of police of the city in which he or she resides, or the sheriff of the county if he or she resides in an unincorporated area, within 10 days of release from custody or within 10 days of his or her arrival in any city, county, or city and county to reside there, whichever occurs first.

(b)Subdivision (a) shall apply to any person convicted in a criminal court or who has had a petition sustained in a juvenile court in this state for any of the following offenses:

(1)Subdivision (a) of Section 186.22.

(2)Any crime where the enhancement specified in subdivision (b) of Section 186.22 is found to be true.

(3)Any crime that the court finds is gang related at the time of sentencing or disposition.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2001–2023 · leading case: People v. Victor L., 182 Cal. App. 4th 902 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010).
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People v. Victor L., 182 Cal. App. 4th 902 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010). “” (Pen. Code, § 186.30, subd. (b)(3).) The court concluded that a “gang” is a criminal street gang as defined in Penal Code section 186.”
People v. Emiliano M., 73 P.3d 1132 (Cal. 2003). · cites it 4× “2 Penal Code section 186.30 provides, in part, as follows: “(a) Any person described in subdivision (b) shall register with the chief of police of the city in which he or she resides, or the sheriff of the county if he or she resides in an unincorporated area, within 10 days of…”
People v. Martinez, 10 Cal. Rptr. 3d 751 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004). “"(b) Subdivision (a) shall apply to any person convicted in a criminal court or who has had a petition sustained in a juvenile court in this state for any of the following offenses: "(1) Subdivision (a) of Section 186.”
United States v. Christian Estrella, 69 F.4th 958 (9th Cir. 2023). “On July 2, 2018, Estrella visited the Lakeport Police Department (“LPD”) to register as a convicted gang member, as required by Cal. Penal Code § 186.30 . The police department informed Officer Tyler Trouette (“Trouette”), LPD’s gang specialist and a member of the Lake County…”
People v. Jorge G., 2004 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3242 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004). “” (Pen. Code § 186.30, subd. (b)(3).) 1 We apply a limiting construction to the term “gang related” and hold that, as limited, it is not unconstitutionally vague.”
In Re Walter S., 107 Cal. Rptr. 2d 752 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “[2] Penal Code section 186.32, subdivision (a)(1)(C), also added by Proposition 21, provides that when the juvenile registers, *757 "[a] written statement signed by the juvenile, giving any information that may be required by the law enforcement agency, shall be submitted to the…”
People v. Martinez, 2004 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2038 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004). ““(b) Subdivision (a) shall apply to any person convicted in a criminal court or who has had a petition sustained in a juvenile court in this state for any of the following offenses: “(1) Subdivision (a) of Section 186.”
In Re Adrian R., 127 Cal. Rptr. 2d 211 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003). “" THE STATUTORY SCHEME Penal Code sections 186.30 through 186.33 were enacted as part of Proposition 21, the Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act of 1998.”
People v. Soulik CA6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “The matter is remanded for resentencing for the limited purpose of allowing the prosecution an opportunity to prove by a preponderance of the evidence in support of a gang registration requirement (Pen. Code, § 186.30) that the murder was gang related and to allow defendant an…”
The People v. Alvarez CA2/4 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). “There, the court concluded there was insufficient evidence to support a gang registration requirement attached to the defendant‟s sentence (Pen. Code, § 186.30), as there was no evidence that the defendant committed his crime for the benefit of his gang.”
People v. Smith CA6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). “DISPOSITION The judgment is modified to strike the gang registration requirement pursuant to Penal Code section 186.30. As modified, the judgment is affirmed.”
People v. DeLeon CA5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2015). “22, subdivision (a) offense, which should be reflected on the abstract of judgment as it supports imposition of the Penal Code section 186.30 registration requirement.”
— Cal. Penal Code § 186.30(b)(3) — 1 case
People v. Emiliano M., 73 P.3d 1132 (Cal. 2003). “2 Penal Code section 186.30 provides, in part, as follows: “(a) Any person described in subdivision (b) shall register with the chief of police of the city in which he or she resides, or the sheriff of the county if he or she resides in an unincorporated area, within 10 days of…”
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