Sex Offender Registration: Release from Custody: Jurisdiction

Sex Offender Registration: Release from Custody: Jurisdiction

New Laws for 2012!!

What it is all about:

Amends Penal Code Section 290.01

Existing law requires persons who are subject to the Sex Offender Registration Act to, upon release from incarceration to register or reregister. A violation may be punished as a misdemeanor or as a felony. This law provides that if a person fails to register after release, the district attorney in the jurisdiction where the person was to be paroled or to be on probation or the district attorney in another jurisdiction if the person was not released on parole or probation, may request that a warrant be issued for the person's arrest and shall have authority to prosecute that person. If you are arrested or charged with a crime, contact:

Christine McGuire, Criminal defense Attorney

Christine McGuire Santa Cruz Criminal Defense Attorney

Christine McGuire Monterey Criminal Defense Attorney

Christine McGuire San Jose Criminal Defense Attorney