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Experience in California
California's Sex Offender Registration Act ("SORA") requires those convicted of certain sex offenses to register as a sex offender for the rest of their natural lives regardless of the seriousness of the offense or the date of conviction. California Penal Code Section 290 mandates that a sex offender must register with local law enforcement agencies (police or sheriff) where he or she lives and works within five (5) working days of coming into the city or county. Additionally, if the registrant attends school on a college campus, he or she must also register as a sex offender with the campus police.
California sex offender law requires re-registration annually; every 30 to 90 days, depending on the conviction and whether the registrant is transient ("homeless"). People who are convicted of a sex offense requiring registration in other states almost always have to register in this state if they move to California or come here for a limited amount of time.
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