CR-415 - Petition to Terminate Sex Offender Registration (Pen. Code, § 290.5)

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Petition to Terminate Sex Offender Registration (Pen. Code, § 290.5)

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Form ID: CR-415
Title: Petition to Terminate Sex Offender Registration (Pen. Code, § 290.5)
Effective Date: 2021-07-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Languages: español
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/CR-415
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/cr415.pdf
Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/cr415s.pdf
Form Detail Page:
Petition to Terminate Sex Offender Registration (Pen. Code, § 290.5)
(CR-415)
Ask the court to terminate a sex offender registration requirement.
Get form CR-415
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Effective: July 1, 2021
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Judicial Council of California,  
New July 1, 2021, Mandatory Form  
Pen. Code, § 290.5
Petition to Terminate Sex Offender Registration  
(Pen. Code, § 290.5)
CR-415, Page 1 of 3
CR-415 Petition to Terminate Sex Offender 
Registration (Pen. Code, § 290.5)
Clerk stamps date here when form is filed.
Fill in court name and street address:
Superior Court of California, County of
Court fills in case number when form is filed. 
Case Number:
For Court use only:
Date:
Time:
Department:
• Before using this form, read Information on Filing a Petition to Terminate 
Sex Offender Registration (form CR-415-INFO).
• Petitioner must continue to register as a sex offender until a court terminates 
the registration requirement. 
• A copy of the filed petition and proof of current registration (available at the 
registering law enforcement agency) must be served on the proper law 
enforcement agencies and district attorney offices. Proof of service must be 
filed with the court (you may use Proof of Service (form CR-416), available 
at www.courts.ca.gov/forms). The petition may be denied if service is not 
complete. 
1
Petitioner’s Information
a. Name:
First Middle Last
Date of birth: (mm/dd/yyyy)
Attorney representing petitioner (if any)b.
Attorney Name:
State Bar No.:
Firm:
c. Contact information (IMPORTANT: You may be contacted about this 
matter at the address, phone, or e-mail listed below. Contact the 
court immediately if your contact information changes):
Check if attorney’s contact information
Street
City State Zip
Phone: 
E-mail (if available): Petitioner or attorney agrees to email communication.
d. If there is a hearing, petitioner requests an interpreter in (language):
c. This petition is being filed on or after petitioner’s next birthday after July 1, 2021, following the expiration of 
petitioner’s mandated minimum registration period.
2 Registration Status and Information
a. Petitioner is currently registered as a sex offender in California in the County of:
b. Identify the court in which petitioner was convicted of an offense requiring sex offender registration in  
California (e.g., specific California superior court, federal district court, military court, other state court). If  
known, include the case number for the conviction: 
d. Proof of current registration is attached (available at the registering law enforcement agency).
3 Termination Request
Petitioner requests termination of the requirement to register as a sex offender in California.

New July 1, 2021 Petition to Terminate Sex Offender Registration  
(Pen. Code, § 290.5)
CR-415, Page 2 of 3
Case Number:
4 Pending Charges
To my knowledge, there are no pending charges against petitioner that could extend the time to complete the 
registration requirements of petitioner’s tier or change petitioner’s tier status. 
5 Custody Status
Petitioner is not in custody (in jail or prison). 
6 Supervision Status
Petitioner is not on parole, probation, postconviction supervised release, or any other form of supervised release.
7
Petitioner was designated by the Department of Justice in the following tier and has registered for the following 
number of years: 
Tier Designation and Eligibility
Tier 1 (Adult)
(1)
a.
Petitioner has registered for at least 10 years.
b. Tier 2 (Adult)
(1) Petitioner has registered for at least 20 years; or 
(2) Petitioner has registered for at least 10 years and all of the following apply:  
(a) Petitioner has not been convicted of a new offense requiring sex offender registration since 
petitioner was released from custody on the offense requiring sex offender registration;
(b) Petitioner has not been convicted of a new offense listed in Penal Code section 667.5(c) (violent 
felonies) since petitioner was released from custody on the offense requiring sex offender registration; 
and
(c) The offense for which petitioner is required to register as a sex offender in California 
(1) involved no more than one victim 14 through 17 years of age, (2) occurred when petitioner was  
under 21 years of age, (3) is not one listed in Penal Code section 667.5(c) (except Penal Code  
section 288(a)), and (4) is not one listed in Penal Code section 236.1. 
c.
Tier 3 (All of the following apply.)
(1) Petitioner’s designation is based only on a risk-level assessment; 
(2) Petitioner has registered for at least 20 years; 
(3) Petitioner has not been convicted of a new offense requiring sex offender registration since petitioner 
was released from custody on the offense requiring sex offender registration;
(4)
Petitioner has not been convicted of a new offense listed in Penal Code section 667.5(c) (violent felonies) 
since petitioner was released from custody on the offense requiring sex offender registration; and
(5)
Petitioner is not required to register for a conviction pursuant to Penal Code section 288 or an offense 
listed in Penal Code section 1192.7(c) (serious felonies).  
8 Previous Petition 
a. Petitioner (check one) has has not  previously filed a Penal Code section 290.5 petition 
in California for termination of a sex offender registration requirement that was denied by the court.
b. The previous petition was denied in (case number): , in the Superior Court of California,
County of , on (date):
c. The court set (years)  (months) as the time period after which petitioner may request termination again.

New July 1, 2021 Petition to Terminate Sex Offender Registration  
(Pen. Code, § 290.5)
CR-415, Page 3 of 3
Case Number:
9 Registration Period
Petitioner believes that they have met the requirements to register for the time period required by petitioner’s 
tier designation as determined by the Department of Justice.
I declare that the information provided is true and correct, except as to matters that are stated on my information and 
belief, and as to those matters, I believe them to be true.
Date:
Printed name of petitioner or attorney
  Signature of petitioner or attorney

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  Form ID: CR-415 Title: Petition to Terminate Sex Offender Registration (Pen. Code, § 290.5) Effective Date: 2021-07-01 Mandatory Form: yes Languages: español Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/CR-415 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/cr415.pdf Alternate Download URLs: htt…

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  c. This petition is being filed on or after petitioner’s next birthday after July 1, 2021, following the expiration of petitioner’s mandated minimum registration period. 2 Registration Status and Information a. Petitioner is currently registered as a sex offender in California in the County of: b. Identify the cou…

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  section 288(a)), and (4) is not one listed in Penal Code section 236.1. c. Tier 3 (All of the following apply.) (1) Petitioner’s designation is based only on a risk-level assessment; (2) Petitioner has registered for at least 20 years; (3) Petitioner has not been convicted of a new offense requiring sex offender …