Thousands of Californians will be allowed to take their names off the state’s registry of sex offenders as a result of action Friday by Gov. Jerry Brown.
Brown signed legislation that, when it takes effect Jan. 1, will end lifetime listings for lower-level offenders judged to be at little risk of committing new crimes.
The measure was introduced at the request of Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey and other law enforcement officials who said the registry, which has grown to more than 105,000 names, is less useful to detectives investigating new sex crimes because it is so bulky.
“California’s sex offender registry is broken, which undermines public safety,” said Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), who introduced the bill. “SB 384 refocuses the sex offender registry on high-risk offenders and treats low-level offenders more fairly.”
And by January 1st, we mean January 1st, 2021.
I have a somewhat complicated question and maybe NPS or others from California can try to answer it. My fiancé would be eligible to apply for a COR in January, 2021. Per recordgone, the COR could take up to 5 or 6 months due to the overload of cases. Would it be wise and worth the money to pursue the COR prior to the July 1, 2021 Tiered Registry going into effect? What if the process is started but goes beyond July 1st? I know that with the Tiered Registry, there will be no more COR, but what if you already started the process prior to it going into effect? I am not really sure if anyone without a law degree can even answer this, and even a lawyer might be stumped? Any suggestions, though, are appreciated as always.