§ 3654. Health and Safety Code 11590 Registrants (Drug Offenders).

(a) Any inmate/parolee obligated to register under Health and Safety Code (H&SC) section 11590 shall register with the Chief of Police of the city in which he or she resides, or the Sheriff of the county if he or she resides in an unincorporated area or in a city without a police department, within 30 days of release from custody, or within 30 days of his or her arrival, in any city, county, or city and county to reside.

(b) Change of Address: If an inmate/parolee required to register by H&SC section 11590, changes his or her residence address, he or she shall inform, in writing, within 10 days, the law enforcement agency with whom he or she last registered of his or her new address. The law enforcement agency is obligated, within three days after receipt of the information, to forward it to the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice is obligated to forward appropriate registration data to the law enforcement agency having local jurisdiction of the new place of residence.

(c) Registration Requirements. The registration required by H&SC section 11590 shall consist of the following:

(1) The parolee shall appear at the law enforcement agency.

(2) A written statement, signed by the parolee, giving any information that may be required by the Department of Justice.

(3) The fingerprints and current photograph of the parolee shall be submitted to the law enforcement agency.

(d) Violations: Any parolee required to register by H&SC section 11590 who knowingly violates any of its provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(e) Termination: The registration requirement of H&SC section 11590 shall terminate five years after the discharge from prison, release from jail or termination of probation or parole of the person convicted.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 8-11-2009; operative 9-10-2009 (Register 2009, No. 33).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Section 5054, Penal Code; and Sections 11590 and 11594, Health and Safety Code.