CR-415-INFO - Information on Filing a Petition to Terminate Sex Offender Registration

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Information on Filing a Petition to Terminate Sex Offender Registration

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Form ID: CR-415-INFO
Title: Information on Filing a Petition to Terminate Sex Offender Registration
Effective Date: 2021-07-01
Mandatory Form: no
Languages: español
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/CR-415-INFO
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/cr415info.pdf
Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/cr415infos.pdf
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Information on Filing a Petition to Terminate Sex Offender Registration
(CR-415-INFO)
Explains the steps to take to have a court consider whether to terminate a sex offender registration requirement.
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Judicial Council of California,  
New July 1, 2021, Optional Form  
Pen. Code, § 290.5 
Information on Filing a Petition to Terminate Sex 
Offender Registration 
CR-415-INFO,  Page 1 of 4
CR-415-INFO Information on Filing a Petition to Terminate Sex Offender 
Registration
1 General Information
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Do not file this information sheet with your 
petition. 
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You must continue to register as a sex offender 
until a court grants your request to terminate the 
registration requirement. 
You may be eligible to petition for relief under Penal 
Code section 290.5 if:
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You may be required to register as a sex offender 
in another jurisdiction even if your requirement to 
register in California is terminated. 
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Am I eligible for relief under Penal Code 
section 290.5? 4 Are there any other requirements 
besides registering for my tier's 
minimum time period?
If you are assessed as Tier 1 or Tier 2, you are 
only eligible to petition for relief upon reaching 
the end of the minimum registration period, and 
only if all of the following are true: 
You are not the subject of pending criminal 
charges that could extend the time to complete the 
registration requirements of the tier or change the 
tier status;
 
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Do not file evidence that shows proof of 
rehabilitation unless requested by the court after 
the petition is filed.
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This petition and proof of current registration must 
be filed on or after your next birthday after July 1, 
2021, following the expiration of your mandated 
minimum registration period. 
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This information sheet is for registration based on 
convictions in adult criminal court. It does not 
address registration based on juvenile 
adjudications. 
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Proof of current registration is available at the 
registering law enforcement agency.
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It is very important that you provide a reliable 
mailing address in your petition so that the district 
attorney and court can reach you. Contact the court 
immediately if your mailing address changes.
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You are required to register as a sex offender 
under Penal Code section 290 et seq.; and 
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Your tier assignment has been determined by the 
Department of Justice; and
 
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You have been assessed as being within  
Tier 1 or Tier 2; or 
You have been assessed as being within  
Tier 3 based solely on your assessed level of 
relative risk.
You have registered for the minimum time period 
for your assigned tier.
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Upon being convicted of a registrable offense, 
your minimum required registration period begins 
on the date you were released from incarceration, 
placement, or commitment, or released on 
probation or other supervision. 
Any misdemeanor conviction for failure to register 
extends the minimum time period by one year, 
without regard to the actual time served in custody 
for the conviction. Any felony conviction for 
failure to register extends the minimum time 
period by three years, without regard to the actual 
time served in custody for the conviction.
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If the minimum registration period has not been 
tolled or extended, you are eligible for relief after 
you have registered for the following time periods:
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Your tier is based on your conviction, risk 
assessment scores, and other factors. The 
Department of Justice will determine tier 
placement for all current registrants and will notify 
the law enforcement agency where you register. 
Registrants may request a tier notification letter 
from the registering law enforcement agency after 
January 1, 2021. 
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3 Which tier am I? How is my tier 
determined?
l You are not in custody; and
If you are... You must have registered 
for at least...   
Tier 1 (Adult)  10 years
Tier 2 (Adult) 20 years
Tier 2 (10-Year 
Registration Exception) 10 years
Tier 3 (Based on Risk 
Level) 20 years

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Offender Registration 
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CR-415-INFO Information on Filing a Petition to Terminate Sex Offender 
Registration
If you are assessed as coming within Tier 3 solely 
based on your assessed relative risk level, you are 
only eligible to petition for relief at the end of the 
minimum period of registration if all of the above 
factors and all of the following are true: 
You were not convicted of a new offense requiring 
sex offender registration since your release from 
custody following your conviction for the offense 
originally giving rise to your duty to register; 
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You were not convicted of a new offense listed in 
Penal Code section 667.5(c) (“violent felony”) 
since your release from custody following your 
conviction for the offense originally giving rise to 
your duty to register; and 
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You are not required to register for a conviction 
pursuant to Penal Code section 288 or for an 
offense listed in Penal Code section 1192.7(c) 
(“serious felony”). 
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5 If I have been designated as being in 
Tier 2 (Adult), how do I know if I qualify 
for the Tier 2 10-year registration 
exception? 
For adult registrants, a small number of Tier 2 
offenses qualify for a 10-year registration period, 
instead of 20 years. Your designation letter or 
proof of current registration will not tell you 
whether you qualify. You may qualify if you have 
registered for 10 years and all of the following 
apply: 
The offense involved only one victim, 
between the ages of 14 and 17; 
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You were under 21 years of age at the 
time of the offense; 
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The offense is not listed in Penal Code 
section 667.5(c), violent felonies, with the 
exception of Penal Code section 288(a), 
lewd or lascivious act, or in Penal Code 
section 236.1, false imprisonment and 
human trafficking; 
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6 At the end of my minimum period of 
registration, where and how do I file my 
petition and proof of current registration 
with the court? 
On or after your next birthday after July 1, 2021, 
you may file your petition and proof of current 
registration as a sex offender, which you can get 
from the registering law enforcement agency, in 
the superior court in the county where you 
register. If you register with more than one law 
enforcement agency (for example, campus 
registration or additional residence address), you 
must file the petition and proof of current 
registration in the county of your primary 
residence.
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Make a copy of the completed petition and proof 
of current registration for each law enforcement 
agency and district attorney’s office you (or 
someone on your behalf) must serve. 
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Contact the court clerk or check the court’s 
website to see if any local rules exist regarding 
filing and/or service of the petition and proof of 
current registration and ask how you can receive 
proof of filing.
 
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File the petition and proof of current registration 
by:    
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7 Who else gets a copy of the petition and 
proof of current registration, and how?
After the petition and proof of current registration are 
filed with the court, you or someone on your behalf 
must deliver a copy of the petition and the proof of 
current registration to:
You were not convicted of a new offense described 
in Penal Code section 667.5(c) since your release 
from custody upon conviction for the offense 
originally giving rise to your duty to register. 
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Please see        for more information about the Tier 2 
10-year registration exception. 
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You are not on parole, probation, postconviction 
supervised release, or any other form of 
supervised release. 
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Taking them to the court clerk in person;
Mailing them to the court; or
Depending on the court’s local rules and 
practices, filing them electronically.
You were not convicted of a new offense requiring 
sex offender registration since your release from 
custody following your conviction for the offense 
originally giving rise to your duty to register; and 
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Registration
New July 1, 2021 Information on Filing a Petition to Terminate Sex 
Offender Registration 
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Contact every agency that must be served to check if 
there is a specific person or mailing address that 
should receive the petition and proof of current 
registration. If the agencies do not get a copy, they 
will not be able to provide the information the court 
needs to consider your request, and the court may 
deny the request or delay its decision until it receives 
this information.
 
There are three main ways to serve the petition and 
proof of current registration (use Proof of Service 
(form CR-416) to guide you on the information you 
need to report back to the court about how and when 
the petition was served): 
l Personal service: You may serve the petition and 
proof of current registration or ask someone else 
to do it. Go in person to hand-deliver the petition 
and proof of current registration to a 
representative of the law enforcement agency and 
district attorney’s office during business hours.  
This is the most reliable form of service. 
l Service by mail: Place copies of the petition and  
proof of current registration in a stamped, sealed 
envelope addressed to the law enforcement 
agency and district attorney’s office. Put first-
class postage on the envelope and mail it by 
depositing the envelope with the U.S. Postal 
Service or at an office or business mail drop 
8 Time frame for court’s decision
The court will not make a decision until it hears from 
the law enforcement agency and the district attorney. 
This may take four months or longer. 
l The law enforcement agency has 60 days from 
receipt of the petition to report on your eligibility 
to the court and district attorney. The law 
enforcement agency may request more time if it 
discovers a conviction not previously considered 
by the Department of Justice. 
l The district attorney may request a hearing within 
60 days after receiving the eligibility report from 
law enforcement. 
Once you file your petition and proof of current 
registration and the court gives you a case number, 
you can see whether the court has received and filed 
any responses from the law enforcement agency and 
the district attorney’s office by (1) looking up the 
case online (if the court offers remote electronic 
access), or (2) going in person to the court to review 
the case docket at a public access kiosk or on a 
paper file. 
Your petition may be denied if all law 
enforcement agencies and district attorney’s 
offices required to be served are not served. 
When service is complete, you or someone who 
served the documents on your behalf must fill out 
Proof of Service (form CR-416) and file it with the 
court. 
If you were convicted of a registrable offense in a 
different county than where you currently reside  
and/or register in, the petition and proof of current 
registration must also be delivered to the law 
enforcement agency and the district attorney of the 
county of conviction of the registrable offense.       
Electronic service: Contact the law enforcement 
agency and district attorney’s office to check if 
they accept electronic service and, if so, how to 
confirm receipt of service. The court may require 
proof of consent and proof of electronic service. 
You can use Consent to Electronic Service and 
Notice of Electronic Service Address (form 
EFS-005-CV) and Proof of Electronic Service 
(form EFS-050), available at www.courts.ca.gov/
forms. 
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Example: If you were convicted of a registrable 
offense in Los Angeles County but register in 
Orange County, you or someone on your behalf 
must serve the law enforcement agency and the 
district attorney’s office in both counties.
l The district attorney in the county in which you 
currently register. 
where the mail is picked up every day and 
deposited with the U.S. Postal Service. 
Alternatively, you may mail the documents by 
certified mail with a return receipt requested. 
l The law enforcement agency with which you 
currently register; and

If the district attorney does not request a hearing, the 
court must grant the petition for termination if   
(1) you provided proof of current registration, (2) the 
registering law enforcement agency reported that 
you met the requirements for termination, (3) there 
are no pending charges against you that could extend 
the time to complete the registration requirements of 
the tier or change your tier status, and (4) you are not 
in custody or on parole, probation, or supervised 
release. 
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Registration
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Offender Registration 
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10 Subsequent petition
If the court denies your request, it will let you know 
how much time must pass before you can make the 
request again. This depends in part on your tier. 
l Tier 1 and 2 (Adult): At least one year from date 
of denial, but not to exceed five years, based on 
facts presented at the hearing. 
l Tier 2 (10-year registration exception): At least 
one year from date of denial. 
l Tier 3 (based on risk level): At least three years 
from date of denial.
9 Hearing
The district attorney in the county where the petition 
is filed may request a hearing if the district attorney 
does not believe you have registered for the 
minimum time period required or if it believes that 
you should continue registering for community 
safety. A community safety hearing is required in 
order for the court to grant a Tier 2 10-year 
exception or Tier 3 risk-level petition. If the court 
must decide at the hearing whether you should 
continue to register for community safety, the court 
will make its decision by reviewing the facts of your 
case, your conduct before and after the conviction, 
and your current risk or sexual or violent re-offense, 
among other factors. 
The court may grant your request, deny your 
request, or set the request for a hearing if one is 
requested by the district attorney.

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  Form ID: CR-415-INFO Title: Information on Filing a Petition to Terminate Sex Offender Registration Effective Date: 2021-07-01 Mandatory Form: no Languages: español Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/CR-415-INFO Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/cr415info.pdf Alternate Do…

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  adjudications. l Proof of current registration is available at the registering law enforcement agency. l It is very important that you provide a reliable mailing address in your petition so that the district attorney and court can reach you. Contact the court immediately if your mailing address changes. l Yo…

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  minimum period of registration if all of the above factors and all of the following are true: You were not convicted of a new offense requiring sex offender registration since your release from custody following your conviction for the offense originally giving rise to your duty to register; l You were not conv…

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  current registration and ask how you can receive proof of filing. l File the petition and proof of current registration by: l 7 Who else gets a copy of the petition and proof of current registration, and how? After the petition and proof of current registration are filed with the court, you or someone on your…

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  envelope addressed to the law enforcement agency and district attorney’s office. Put first- class postage on the envelope and mail it by depositing the envelope with the U.S. Postal Service or at an office or business mail drop 8 Time frame for court’s decision The court will not make a decision until it hears f…

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  district attorney’s office in both counties. l The district attorney in the county in which you currently register. where the mail is picked up every day and deposited with the U.S. Postal Service. Alternatively, you may mail the documents by certified mail with a return receipt requested. l The law enforcement…