The Sex Offender Registration Act under California Penal Code 290 requires you to register as a sex offender if you are convicted of certain sex crimes in Orange County. When you register as a sex offender under California Penal Code section 290, your supervising parole or probation officer must approve where you live before you can live there. In general, you will not have to move your residence when you register as a sex offender.
However, if your residence is within a child safety zone or the court has prohibited you from going near school grounds, parks, or other places where children gather, you will be required to leave your residence. If you are a student living in student housing, you may be required to move off campus. The court may impose further residence restrictions upon you. However, these restrictions will depend on the facts of your case.
It is also important to remember that it is a felony for a registered sex offender to be living in a residence other than the one he or she is officially registered to live in.
In addition, anytime you move, you are required to report your new address to your local law enforcement agency within five working days of the move. Similarly, if you have more than one place of residence where you regularly reside, you must report each of your addresses to your local law enforcement agency.
If you are confronted with accusations of a sex crime in Orange County, call our Orange County Wallin & Klarich office to learn more about how we can fight your charge and help you avoid the devastating consequences of sex offender registration. At Wallin & Klarich, we have over 40 years of experience successfully defending our clients against sex crimes charges. We have offices in Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Victorville, West Covina, Torrance, and Sherman Oaks. Call us today at (877) 4-NO-JAIL or (877) 466-5245. We will get through this together.
