(a)A person who was last registered at a residence address pursuant to the Act who changes his or her residence address, whether within the jurisdiction in which he or she is currently registered or to a new jurisdiction inside or outside the state, shall, in person, within five working days of the move, inform the law enforcement agency or agencies with which he or she last registered of the move, the new address or transient location, if known, and any plans he or she has to return to California.
(b)If the person does not know the new residence address or location at the time of the move, the registrant shall, in person, within five working days of the move, inform the last registering agency or agencies that he or she is moving. The person shall later notify the last registering agency or agencies, in writing, sent by certified or registered mail, of the new address or location within five working days of moving into the new residence address or location, whether temporary or permanent.
(c)The law enforcement agency or agencies shall, within three working days after receipt of this information, forward a copy of the change of address information to the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice shall forward appropriate registration data to the law enforcement agency or agencies having local jurisdiction of the
new place of residence.
(d)If the person is being admitted to or released from a Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facility, a county or local custodial facility, or state mental institution, an official of the place of incarceration, placement, or commitment shall, within 15 working days of both receipt and release of the person, forward the registrant’s change of address information to the Department of Justice in a manner prescribed by the department. If the person is being admitted to the facility, the agency need not provide a physical address for the registrant but shall indicate that he or she is serving a period of incarceration or commitment in a facility under the agency’s jurisdiction. This subdivision shall apply to persons received in a department facility, county or local custodial facility, or state mental institution
on or after January 1, 1999. The Department of Justice shall forward the change of address information to the agency with which the person last registered.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
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5 in the last 5 years), 2011–2024 · leading case:
People v. Armas, 191 Cal. App. 4th 1173 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011).
People v. Armas, 191 Cal. App. 4th 1173 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011).
· cites it 5× “(Pen. Code, § 290.013, subd. (a).) This provision also applies if the offender who previously registered at a residence has now become transient.”
People v. Villegas, 205 Cal. App. 4th 642 (Cal. Ct. App. 2012).
· cites it 2× “(Pen. Code, § 290.013, subd. (a).) 2 In count 3, defendant was convicted of failing to notify the responsible agency of his new address.”
People v. Rivers, No. B257666 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 19, 2016).
· cites it 2× “(Pen. Code, § 290.013, 1 subd. (b).) It was specially alleged Rivers had suffered eight prior serious felony convictions within the meaning of section 667, subdivision (a), and the three strikes law 2 (§§ 667, subds.”
People v. Wilkins, No. H041434 (Cal. Ct. App. Apr. 12, 2016).
“Background In April 2014, defendant was charged by felony complaint with a sex offender 1 registration violation (Pen. Code, § 290.013, subd. (a)), possession of a controlled 1 Subsequent statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise specified.”
People v. Stapleton, No. E063087 (Cal. Ct. App. Apr. 22, 2016).
“) A jury found defendant guilty of failure to register as a sex offender after moving (Pen. Code, § 290.013, subd. (a)—count 1) and failure to register as a sex offender upon release from custody (§ 290.”
People v. Foster, No. E062795 (Cal. Ct. App. May 16, 2016).
“A jury found defendant and appellant Frederick Alan Foster guilty of being a sexual offender who (1) failed to inform the law enforcement agency with which he last 1 registered that he had moved away from that city (Pen. Code, § 290.013);1 and (2) failing to register with the…”
People v. Johnson, No. B265561 (Cal. Ct. App. May 24, 2016).
“The record shows that on September 25, 2014, appellant was charged with failure to file a change of address by a mentally disordered sex offender (Pen. Code, § 290.013, subd. (a)). Appellant pled no contest.”
People v. Neuman, No. B275620 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 3, 2016).
“Alan Russell Neuman appeals his conviction by plea for failure to register as a sex offender after an address change (Pen. Code, § 290.013, subd. (a))1 and admission that he suffered a prior strike conviction (§§ 667, subds.”
People v. Torrance, No. C091021 (Cal. Ct. App. Feb. 26, 2021).
“(b)) and failing to update his sex 1 offender registration (Pen. Code, § 290.013, subd. (a)). Defendant pleaded no contest to both counts and the trial court placed defendant on probation for three years with 90 days in county jail and 20 days’ time served.”
People v. Small, No. B306178 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 13, 2021).
“Fredric Byron Small appeals a judgment after his no contest pleas to failing to file a change of address as a sex offender, a felony (Pen. Code, § 290.013, subd. (a))1 and failing to register upon release from incarceration (§ 290.”
People v. Wells, No. A165928 (Cal. Ct. App. Mar. 24, 2023).
“(Pen. Code, § 290.013, subd. (a)).1 Appellant’s counsel has raised no issue on appeal and asks this court for an independent review of the record to determine whether there are any arguable issues.”
People v. Williams, No. E080567 (Cal. Ct. App. Dec. 5, 2023).
“(Pen. Code, § 290.013; unlabeled statutory citations refer to this code.”
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