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Cal. Penal Code § 290.008 (2026)

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(a)Any person who, on or after January 1, 1986, is discharged or paroled from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to the custody of which they were committed after having been adjudicated a ward of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code because of the commission or attempted commission of any offense described in subdivision (c) shall register in accordance with the Act unless the duty to register is terminated pursuant to Section 290.5 or as otherwise provided by law.

(b)Any person who is discharged or paroled from a facility in another state that is equivalent to the Division of Juvenile Justice, to the custody of which they were committed because of an offense which, if committed or attempted in this state, would have been punishable as one or more of the offenses described in subdivision (c) shall register in accordance with the Act.

(c)Any person described in this section who committed an offense in violation of any of the following provisions shall be required to register pursuant to the Act:

(1)Assault with intent to commit rape, sodomy, oral copulation, or any violation of Section 264.1, 288, or 289 under Section 220.

(2)Any offense defined in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 261, Section 264.1, 266c, or 267, paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of, or subdivision (c) or (d) of, Section 286, paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of, or subdivision (c) or (d) of, Section 287, Section 288 or 288.5, paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of, or subdivision (c) or (d) of, former Section 288a, subdivision (a) of Section 289, or Section 647.6.

(3)A violation of Section 207 or 209 committed with the intent to violate Section 261, 286, 287, 288, or 289, or former Section 288a.

(d)(1)A tier one juvenile offender is subject to registration for a minimum of five years. A person is a tier one juvenile offender if the person is required to register after being adjudicated as a ward of the court and discharged or paroled from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for an offense listed in subdivision (c) that is not a serious or violent felony as described in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5 or subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7.

(2)A tier two juvenile offender is subject to registration for a minimum of 10 years. A person is a tier two juvenile offender if the person is required to register after being adjudicated as a ward of the court and discharged or paroled from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for an offense listed in subdivision (c) that is a serious or violent felony as described in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5 or subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7.

(3)A person who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to this section may file a petition for termination from the sex offender registry in the juvenile court in the county in which they are registered at the expiration of their mandated minimum registration period, pursuant to Section 290.5.

(e)Prior to discharge or parole from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, any person who is subject to registration under this section shall be informed of the duty to register under the procedures set forth in the Act. Department officials shall transmit the required forms and information to the Department of Justice.

(f)All records specifically relating to the registration in the custody of the Department of Justice, law enforcement agencies, and other agencies or public officials shall be destroyed when the person who is required to register has their records sealed under the procedures set forth in Section 781 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. This section shall not be construed as requiring the destruction of other criminal offender or juvenile records relating to the case that are maintained by the Department of Justice, law enforcement agencies, the juvenile court, or other agencies and public officials unless ordered by a court under Section 781 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(g)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.

(h)For purposes of this section, a discharged person shall include all of the following:

(1)A ward in the custody of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice on or after July 1, 2022, who, prior to discharge, is returned by the division or the chief probation officer of the county to the court of jurisdiction for alternative disposition, specifically due to the statutorily required closure of the division. The division shall inform the ward of the duty to register prior to the ward being returned to the court.

(2)A patient described in Section 1732.10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The division shall inform the patient of the duty to register immediately prior to closure of the division.

(3)A person described in Section 1732.9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall inform the person of the duty to register immediately prior to the person being returned to the court of jurisdiction.

(i)The court of jurisdiction shall establish the point at which the ward described in subdivision (h) is required to register and notify the Department of Justice of its decision.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 2009–2026 · leading case: People v. Greg F., 283 P.3d 1160 (Cal. 2012).
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People v. Greg F., 283 P.3d 1160 (Cal. 2012). · cites it 2× “008 (Pen. Code, section 290.008(c)), the majority concludes that a juvenile court retains the discretion to commit such a juvenile ward to the DJF by using its authority under section 782 to dismiss the most recently sustained petition and reach back to the last sustained…”
People v. D.B., 320 P.3d 1136 (Cal. 2014). · cites it 2× “Section 733, subdivision (c) (section 733(c)) generally prohibits a DJF commitment unless “the most recent offense alleged in any petition and admitted or found to be true by the court” is a violent or serious offense listed in section 707, subdivision (b) (section 707(b)) or a…”
People v. Edward C., 14 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1210 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “] 81 affect juveniles adjudicated of a sex offense as set forth in [Penal Code section 290.008].” (Sen. Rules Com.”
People v. Edward S., 173 Cal. App. 4th 387 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009). “(b)(1)), and an offense exposing him to sex offender registration requirements (Pen. Code, § 290.008; In re G.C. (2007) 157 Cal.”
The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner/Cross-Respondent, IN the INTEREST OF T.B., Respondent/Cross-Petitioner, 489 P.3d 752 (Colo. 2021). “§ 9-27-356 (j) ( 2021 ) ; Cal. Penal Code § 290.008 (d) (1) - (3) (West 2021 ) ; Md.”
Ruelas v. Superior Court, 235 Cal. App. 4th 374 (Cal. Ct. App. 2015). “008 of the Penal Code, and is not otherwise ineligible for commitment to the division under Section 733”]; Pen. Code, § 290.008, subd. (c) [describing § 647.”
People v. Robert M., 215 Cal. App. 4th 1178 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). “Penal Code section 290.008, subdivision (c), contains a different listing of crimes.”
People v. J.S., 237 Cal. App. 4th 452 (Cal. Ct. App. 2015). “(Pen. Code, § 290.008.) By January 2014, J.”
In Re B.B. ca4/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 6× “) Finally, Penal Code section 290.008 governs the registration requirement for juveniles adjudicated wards of the court for specified sex offenses.”
McGee v. Oakland Police Dep't (N.D. Cal. 2025). · cites it 5× “After this amendment, the text of § 290 controlled the registration of juvenile offenders until Cal. Penal Code § 290.008 3 went into effect in 2007.”
United States v. McGee (9th Cir. 2025). · cites it 3× “” Cal. Penal Code § 290.008 (a). Furthermore, even if he were required to register, he argues that his registration period ended well before his alleged failures to register, as the tolling principles of Section 290(e) do not apply to juvenile offenders required to register…”
In Re J.M. Ca3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “As relevant here, Penal Code section 290.008, subdivision (a) provides that “[a]ny person who, on or after January 1, 1986, is discharged or paroled from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to the custody of which they were committed after having been adjudicated a…”
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— Cal. Penal Code § 290.008(c) — 4 cases
People v. Greg F., 283 P.3d 1160 (Cal. 2012). “008 (Pen. Code, section 290.008(c)), the majority concludes that a juvenile court retains the discretion to commit such a juvenile ward to the DJF by using its authority under section 782 to dismiss the most recently sustained petition and reach back to the last sustained…”
People v. D.B., 320 P.3d 1136 (Cal. 2014). “Section 733, subdivision (c) (section 733(c)) generally prohibits a DJF commitment unless “the most recent offense alleged in any petition and admitted or found to be true by the court” is a violent or serious offense listed in section 707, subdivision (b) (section 707(b)) or a…”
In re Alexander L. CA1/5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014).
In Re J.D. Ca6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014).
— Cal. Penal Code § 290.008(c)(2) — 1 case
In re Taylor C. (Cal. Ct. App. 2024).
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