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Sex Offender Laws Require "Actual Knowledge" of Registration Requirement - California Penal Code Section 290

By Walin & Klarich

If you have been previously convicted of a ?registerable? offense (an offense listed in Penal Code section 290) in California, then you must register as a sex offender. Additionally, even if the offense you committed is not listed in Penal Code section 290, the judge can still require you to register as a sex offender if the judge determines that the offense you committed was sexually motivated. Once you are required to register as a sex offender, you must do so for life. If you fail to register as required by law, you will be charged in a separate felony case with failing to register as a sex offender in California. Failure to register as a sex offender is a serious crime. California?s sex offender registration laws are very complex and failure to follow them could lead to a new felony case...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on March 02, 2010 (boomark / email).