(a)Beginning on his or her first birthday following registration or change of address, the person shall be required to register annually, within five working days of his or her birthday, to update his or her registration with the entities described in subdivision (b) of Section 290. At the annual update, the person shall provide current information as required on the Department of Justice annual update form, including the information described in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 290.015. The registering agency shall give the registrant a copy of the registration requirements from the Department of Justice form.
(b)In addition, every person who has
ever been adjudicated a sexually violent predator, as defined in Section 6600 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, shall, after his or her release from custody, verify his or her address no less than once every 90 days and place of employment, including the name and address of the employer, in a manner established by the Department of Justice. Every person who, as a sexually violent predator, is required to verify his or her registration every 90 days, shall be notified wherever he or she next registers of his or her increased registration obligations. This notice shall be provided in writing by the registering agency or agencies. Failure to receive this notice shall be a defense to the penalties prescribed in subdivision (f) of Section 290.018.
(c)In addition, every person subject to the Act, while living as a transient in California, shall
update his or her registration at least every 30 days, in accordance with Section 290.011.
(d)No entity shall require a person to pay a fee to register or update his or her registration pursuant to this section. The registering agency shall submit registrations, including annual updates or changes of address, directly into the Department of Justice California Sex and Arson Registry (CSAR).
Notes of Decisions
David Litmon, Jr. v. Kamala Harris, 768 F.3d 1237 (9th Cir. 2014).
· cites it 3× “See CaLPenal Code § 290.012(b). We consider various constitutional challenges to this registration requirement.”
John Doe v. Kamala Harris, 772 F.3d 563 (9th Cir. 2014).
“CaLPenal Code §§ 290.012, 290.015. The Californians Against Sexual Exploitation (“CASE”) Act sought to supplement and modernize these reporting obligations by requiring sex offenders to provide “[a] list of any and all Internet identifiers estab *568 lished or used by the…”
Gonzalez v. Duncan, 551 F.3d 875 (9th Cir. 2008).
“The provisions of California Penal Code § 290 have since been recodified to California Penal Code § 290.”
People v. Armas, 191 Cal. App. 4th 1173 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011).
“(Pen. Code, § 290.012, subd. (a).) As the agency with which an offender must register is determined by the location of an offender’s residence, the meaning of “residence,” as used in the Act, is significant.”
People v. Bejarano, 180 Cal. App. 4th 583 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009).
“A jury convicted defendant, Andrew Neil Bejarano, of failing to comply with his obligation to register annually as a convicted sex offender (Pen. Code, § 290.012). 1 In bifurcated proceedings, he admitted having suffered a prior conviction for which he served a prison term (§…”
Guillory v. Contra Costa Cnty. (N.D. Cal. 2025).
· cites it 3× “22-NF012889-A, which indicates that on April 21, 2-23, Guillory pleaded to one count of violation of Cal. Penal Code § 290.012 (a), Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.”
Guillory v. Contra Costa Cnty. (N.D. Cal. 2025).
· cites it 2× “Guillory is on parole for a violation of 14 California Penal Code section 290.012(a), having failed to register as a sex offender after being 15 convicted of “at least one count of Attempted Rape” in 1995.”
People v. Gowey CA3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016).
“1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code. 1 Defendant entered into an open plea of guilty to count 1, with counts 2 and 3 to be dismissed, and with the right to argue for a grant of probation.”
People v. Ludtke CA1/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016).
“Defendant Aaron Abner Ludtke was charged with and convicted of willfully failing to update his registration as a sex offender within five days of his birthday (Pen. Code, § 290.012, subd. (a); § 290.018, subd.”
People v. Sally CA5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021).
“INTRODUCTION Following a bench trial in 2019, appellant Walter Sally was convicted of (1) failing to register annually as a sex offender (Pen. Code, § 290.012, subd. (a);1 count I) and (2) failing to register his change of residential address as a sex offender (§ 290.”
People v. Torrance CA3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021).
“The People charged defendant with failing to annually register as a sex offender (Pen. Code, §§ 290.012 subd. (a), 290.018, subd.”
— Cal. Penal Code § 290.012(a) — 2 cases
Guillory v. Contra Costa Cnty. (N.D. Cal. 2025).
“Guillory is on parole for a violation of 14 California Penal Code section 290.012(a), having failed to register as a sex offender after being 15 convicted of “at least one count of Attempted Rape” in 1995.”
Guillory v. Contra Costa Cnty. (N.D. Cal. 2025).
“22-NF012889-A, which indicates that on April 21, 2-23, Guillory pleaded to one count of violation of Cal. Penal Code § 290.012 (a), Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.”
— Cal. Penal Code § 290.012(b) — 1 case
David Litmon, Jr. v. Kamala Harris, 768 F.3d 1237 (9th Cir. 2014).
“See CaLPenal Code § 290.012(b). We consider various constitutional challenges to this registration requirement.”
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