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Cal. Penal Code § 290.015 (2026)

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(a)A person who is subject to the Act shall register, or reregister if he or she has previously registered, upon release from incarceration, placement, commitment, or release on probation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 290. This section shall not apply to a person who is incarcerated for less than 30 days if he or she has registered as required by the Act, he or she returns after incarceration to the last registered address, and the annual update of registration that is required to occur within five working days of his or her birthday, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 290.012, did not fall within that incarceration period. The registration shall consist of all of the following:

(1)A statement in writing signed by the person, giving information as shall be required by the Department of Justice and giving the name and address of the person’s employer, and the address of the person’s place of employment if that is different from the employer’s main address.

(2)The fingerprints and a current photograph of the person taken by the registering official.

(3)The license plate number of any vehicle owned by, regularly driven by, or registered in the name of the person.

(4)A list of all Internet identifiers actually used by the person, as required by Section 290.024.

(5)A statement in writing, signed by the person, acknowledging that the person is required to register and update the information in paragraph (4), as required by this chapter.

(6)Notice to the person that, in addition to the requirements of the Act, he or she may have a duty to register in any other state where he or she may relocate.

(7)Copies of adequate proof of residence, which shall be limited to a California driver’s license, California identification card, recent rent or utility receipt, printed personalized checks or other recent banking documents showing that person’s name and address, or any other information that the registering official believes is reliable. If the person has no residence and no reasonable expectation of obtaining a residence in the foreseeable future, the person shall so advise the registering official and shall sign a statement provided by the registering official stating that fact. Upon presentation of proof of residence to the registering official or a signed statement that the person has no residence, the person shall be allowed to register. If the person claims that he or she has a residence but does not have any proof of residence, he or she shall be allowed to register but shall furnish proof of residence within 30 days of the date he or she is allowed to register.

(b)Within three days thereafter, the registering law enforcement agency or agencies shall forward the statement, fingerprints, photograph, and vehicle license plate number, if any, to the Department of Justice.

(c)(1)If a person fails to register in accordance with subdivision (a) after release, the district attorney in the jurisdiction where the person was to be paroled or to be on probation may request that a warrant be issued for the person’s arrest and shall have the authority to prosecute that person pursuant to Section 290.018.

(2)If the person was not on parole or probation or on postrelease community supervision or mandatory supervision at the time of release, the district attorney in the following applicable jurisdiction shall have the authority to prosecute that person pursuant to Section 290.018:

(A)If the person was previously registered, in the jurisdiction in which the person last registered.

(B)If there is no prior registration, but the person indicated on the Department of Justice notice of sex offender registration requirement form where he or she expected to reside, in the jurisdiction where he or she expected to reside.

(C)If neither subparagraph (A) nor (B) applies, in the jurisdiction where the offense subjecting the person to registration pursuant to this Act was committed.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2013–2026 · leading case: People v. Schultz CA6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014).

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People v. Schultz CA6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “INTRODUCTION Defendant Michael John Schultz pleaded no contest to failing to register as a sex offender (Pen. Code, § 290.015, subd. (a)) and admitted that he had served three prior prison terms (id.”

People v. Kemp CA5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016). “, was charged in a felony criminal complaint filed on November 7, 2011, with failing to provide true registration information as a sex offender (Pen. Code, § 290.015, subd. (a)).1 The complaint alleged a prior serious felony conviction within the meaning of the three strikes law…”

People v. Archuleta CA6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016). “Defendant John Archuleta pleaded no contest to failing to register as a sex offender with a felony conviction (Pen. Code § 290.015, subd. (a))1 and admitted one prior strike (§ 667, subds.”

People v. Carrasco CA3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “1 BACKGROUND Defendant was charged with failing to register as a sex offender following his release from incarceration (Pen. Code, § 290.015, subd. (a)), 1 and it was alleged he had served five prior prison terms (§ 667.”

People v. Body CA5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “BACKGROUND1 On July 14, 2021, the Kern County District Attorney charged defendant with failure to register or reregister as a sex offender (Pen. Code, § 290.015; count 1). The complaint further alleged defendant had suffered two prior “strike” convictions within the meaning of…”

People v. Alford CA1/1 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). “(Pen. Code, § 290.015, subd. (a).) The court thereafter imposed the negotiated disposition, sentencing him to a 16-month sentence.”

Antoine Denell Jordan v. M. Atchley (C.D. Cal. 2020). “013(a)(4)); and three counts of failure by a convicted sex offender to provide accurate registration information (Penal Code § 290.015(a)(5)). People v. Jordan, No.”

People v. Carter CA4/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2024). “INTRODUCTION Defendant and appellant, Antoine Carter appeals a jury conviction for failing to 1 register as a sex offender (Pen. Code, § 290.015 ; count 1). He was acquitted of two other charges for resisting a peace officer and resisting an executive officer (counts 2 & 3).”

People v. Graves CA3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026). “BACKGROUND In 2024, the People charged Graves with failure to register within five working days of release from incarceration (Pen. Code, § 290.015, subd. (a)) and alleged the aggravating circumstances that Graves had served a prior prison term (Cal.”

P. v. Wilkinson CA3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). “(Pen. Code, § 290.015, subd. (a).) It was also alleged he has served two prior prison terms (Pen.”

People v. Clark CA1/3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). “(Pen. Code, § 290.015, subd. (a).)1 The court found four prior prison term enhancements to be true (§ 667.”

— Cal. Penal Code § 290.015(a)(5) — 1 case

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