Where to Find the California Sex Offender Registry

The California sex offender registry exists as a powerful tool to help the community stay safe from potential threats in their communities. A good deal of identifying information is available right at your fingertips if you just know how to access it. Fortunately, because it is a public safety measure the sex offender registry is both incredibly easy to find and use as long as you have an internet connection and a basic understanding of how to surf the web.

Finding the Sex Offender Registry.

All it takes to find the sex offender registry is a quick search. The phrase “California sex offender registry” or “California Megan’s Law” should bring up the official site on the first result. After you find the proper link just click it and agree to the disclaimer on the website. The disclaimer mostly wants to ensure that people don’t use the information on the website to find out where sex offenders live so they can commit violent acts against them.

Once you agree to the disclaimer you can search by a few options, and you’ll be given a list of all offenders that meet your criteria. The most popular is checking within a radius of an address, many people use their home address. The list will have the name, address, registration status, and picture of the offender but if you click on a specific offender you can find more information about them.

California Registration Laws.

Every state is in charge of making its own sex offender laws, so that means that you can even go one state over to Nevada or Arizona and find drastically different laws. In California, all sex offenders must register for life and must re-register within 10 days of their birthday. All offenders must also register within 14 days of entering a county and within 10 days of a change of address. These rules apply both to offenders that were convicted in state and out of state, and both for adults and minors that are sex offenders.

There are punishments for those that don’t follow the registration requirements. For instance, the first offense of being found out of compliance is a misdemeanor and the offender can face up to a year of incarceration. Any additional offenses are considered felonies and can result in 16-36 months of incarceration and revocation of parole. 

Planning for Safety in California.

Sex offender safety is important to most families in the United States. No one wants to see their loved ones victimized by someone who’s only looking to serve themselves. When sexual predators victimize someone they often leave lifelong damage, whether it’s mental or physical. Knowing who in your community is a potential threat can help save you or your family from such a grim fate. Fortunately, there are many laws on the books that make it incredibly difficult for offenders to recommit. 

***Registered Offenders List is a free online resource that strives to offer helpful content and resources to its visitors regarding registered sex offenders that live near you.