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2021 Tier update: Called my local office for my Tier designiation and it shows TBD with no date. He said there is a access number but will wait to provide that info to me as hopefully the state will have the info into the system soon. He said last week he checked another 290 and nothing showed up in the system, so it’s progress. I should be a tier 1 based on my charge of 288a (b)(1). Let’s hope the State will get going on these designinations assignments soon as they had many years to assign.
The Ventura Sheriff’s office returned my call and confirmed that I am a Tier 2 and will be eligible to petition in July, as I suspected, but the confirmation is welcome. A very nice and professional lady called with the information. She also said about half of their people have been assigned tiers already, evidently via a database. There is some confusion about “the letter” but no point in getting impatient. There is still some training in progress.
One question I have now is what happens if the petition is approved? While it may take months for the DOJ to update the official website, would it be possible to start suing those sites that leech off of the official site?
Can everybody please put down their Penal Code and what tier level they become so we can keep track make sure that they don’t screw somebody
Will be making my call tomorrow. Van Nuys.
I sent an email today to their individual in charge of the 290 registry for my city. I have not received a response yet.
Convicted 1989
4 months work furlough 5 years probation
288(a)
No Static 99 testing
Expunged and Dismissed to misdemeanor 1995
Not on the website
Called today and registration officer looked me up and read me the letter from DOJ. Letter stated Tier 2.
The officer is going to send me a copy of the letter from the DOJ.
I called the registration place for city of bako 661-326-3966 and asked them if they have my tier assessment classification. Very nice lady said yes whats your ssn so I gave it to her. She said I’m tier 2, I’m so excited but still praying for tier 3. She verified a year from March I can petition. Thank you so much Janice
Conviction 288(a)
Date 1997 out of jail
2000 done with felony probation
This morning, I called the precinct (Wilshire Community on Venice Blvd. in L.A.) to which I register. The officer was very polite and accommodating. I was informed that my Tier-Status is still pending. The most-likely reason for the delay is that I am a transfer from Connecticut; I landed in California in August of 2019. The officer said that he would call the local assessment office to see if the process could be expedited. He said that I should call back during the first week of February.
I call the Yreka Police Department the registration officer said “That my tier has not been determine yet and my take up to 3 mouth to be accomplished”, however, she will have the detective call me next Monday, as he is out of office until then. I have one 288(a) and three 647.6 under the same case and with no other offenses prior or after. 17 days county jail and 5 years probation. I was put on the 290 list 1989. I have dismissals and impugnments in 1994 and 1996.
Called Long Beach Police Department talk to the registration officer who had no idea what I was talking about transferred me to her supervisor the supervisor had no idea what I was talking about and told me to print out whatever information I have or wherever I got this information from so they can read it and to make an appointment and then they would go from there or I could email the Department of Justice myself.
WOW total shitshow they sounded kind of angry that I was even asking for it I wouldn’t be surprised if they show up at my house in the next couple of days in SWAT gear to do a compliance check
Good luck
Offense: misdemeanor, 647.6
Year of arrest: 2001
Year of sentence: 2002
Year probation complete: 2005
Case Disposition: Dismissed and record expunged, no ML public Web site publication required
Enforcement Agency: City of Tulare Police Department
Actions: Telephone call to TPD on Monday, 01/04/2021 to ask for tier assignment information from Records unit
Result: Representative stated, at first, to contact CA DOJ. After I stated that DOJ Web site instructions are to contact local enforcement agency, the representative put me on hold while she consulted with another staff member or checked resources, after which she stated that no information about my tier status was yet available and that it may take as long as 24 months for a determination to be made.
My birthdate/annual registration will occur after July 01.
Halle-frickin-lujah!
I turned in my Tiered Registry Tier Level Designation written request Yesterday to my local PD. I received a call at noon today that they had the letter and would I like to see it! I hightailed it down there and picked it up. It was as I had expected/hoped it would be.
Tier 2-Adult
conviction for felony 288 (a) over thirty years ago.
The following is the request letter I gave to my PD. Seems like it may be valuable since some agencies may not know what you are after.
REQUEST FOR TIER ASSIGNMENT LETTER
The Tiered Registry Law (formerly Senate Bill 384) was signed into law in October, 2017. This law creates a tiered sex offender registration scheme. The date set to go into effect is 1/1/2021.
Registrants may request their local registering agencies to provide them with their tier notification letters on or after January 1, 2021.
According to the CA Department of Justice, tier assignment letters will not be sent to registrants, however, they will be available to law enforcement only on a government database.
I am requesting this letter at this time. The letters are obtained from the California Department of Justice.
Sincerely,
Went down to the San Diego Sheriff this morning to request my tier letter. They had me fill out a form and choose how I wish to get my letter, 1. Pick it up next Tuesday. 2. Have it mailed to my address, or 3. Sent it via email. She said it could take up to three days to receive it. I just received the email listing me as a tier 3 for having no victim in a sting.
PC 288.4(b) Going to or arranging a meeting with a minor.
Convicted Nov 2012
Sentenced Jan 2013 ( Year county jail, ended up serving six months house arrest)
Five years of probation ended in 2018.
Charges expunged 2018
Mr D. please keep us posted as to your status, I am in the same boat and am anxiously awaiting my fate
I hope implementation of this Tiered Registry truly blows up all their tiny CA DOJ brains! 🤯
Had my annual today. Was told my tier designation is tbd. She also said they have 24 months! I was told it wouldn’t take that long.
I think the people that wrote this garbage really have no clue. I believe that they thought well 288(b) is worse than 288(a) so 288(c) must be worse than 288(b) when in reality 288(c) is much less egregious than 288(a) with a much lower sentencing range and a wobbler at that. Think about it, a 30 or 50 or 75 year old man can penetrate an 8 or 12 year old girl and be a tier 2 and potentially get off, but a 25 year old man can touch a 15 year old girls breast one time and their a tier 3 and on for life. Same thing goes for having one picture of a nude child, or a sting with no actual touching or child. I even think that a person would be a tier 2 if they had multiple victims age 8 or 12 and penetrated them multiple times. Now good luck finding a judge that will take you off the registry with that scenario, and i think that many people are going to be surprised when their a tier 2 and can’t get off even if they’ve been out crime free for decades. A lot of these cases are going to basically be retried with an enormous amount of court time taken up, especially if a D.A. objects which i believe is going to happen quite often. Myself, i live out of state now and was thinking about moving back to try to get removed, but i have a 288(c) along with a 288(a) on the same case, so as it stands i would supposedly be a tier 3. I also believe that the D.A. would object in my case and i would have to put out possibly tens of thousands of dollars to put together a case to try in front of a judge as these will be like mini trials.
I wish everyone else luck, but i think that this is going to be a mess for quite a while.
HEADS UP ..make shore when you go down to the police station to get your tier assessment or do your annual registration make shore you dont have a warrant for your arrest for stupid miscellaneous things like traffic tickets because you’ll be arested on the spot.
Its funny when a new law goes into affect the police department can simply just brush us off and say check back in after February but if a new law just passed regarding registration and we said sorry officer because of covid-19 things have been moving slow so ima check back in after February you be arrested and sent back to prison
Good luck
Janice, great job. My PC 243.4a was reduced to a misdemeanor pursuant to 17b and later expunged. The law clearly states that for all intense purposes, it’s now a misdemeanor. I register in both LA and OC. I contacted OC and the attendant stated (and emailed) me a notice informing me that my tier is still not determined. Tier to be determined!
One interesting note! I had the notice emailed to me – tier to be determined. Thereafter, it states pursuant (penal code) that the DOJ has 24 months to make the determination? What if you wanted to file in order to get off the registry? Furthermore, per the law, you are unable to file to get off the registry until your tier is determined? They do provide a phone number! I have filed a COR in LA and hope my request will be granted by March/upcoming court date.
@RSP If you are convicted of a violation of PC 288(c)(1)This is one of the rare offenses under PC 288 where the crime is considered a “wobbler” offense. A wobbler offense is one that, based on certain mitigating or aggravating facts, can be charged as a misdemeanor offense, or a felony offense. For any conviction under this section, You would be required to register as a Sex Offender for 10 years as a Tier 1 Offender
Convicted 1996 288(a) 1year professional monitoring 5 year probation
Got 1203.4 after probation
Register yearly
No other convictions or even a parking ticket.
Contacted local registry dept. They called me back to check back w them in a few weeks or months. Waiting on what to do & how to handle from DOJ. I was the first person to contact them this year. The person was nice but did not know what to do. Her supervisor also. Patiently waiting & hoping for good results.
Hi, I emailed my contact at the the local PD and have not heard back. My crime in 2001 was a 664/288(a) and in December 2019 got a COR from Los Angeles County. I was released from prison in 2003. Can anyone give me an idea of my Tier?
Thanks
288(a). 28 years registered.
Called my local registration agency today and asked if my classification letter was available.
They asked my name and birthdate and told me the letter was available and that I was tier 2.
because of my birthdate, I *think* I’m eligable to petition June 1 of this year (when the form becomes available) .
Before conviction (yes, before conviction) I was seen by the courts expert psychiatrist evaluator. The court paid for it and I agreed. I was determined by the court’s expert to have a low chance of re-offending. They didn’t have the useless Static-99 at that time. So after I was found guilty, I received a easy sentence of 4 months at a ungated farm. But now I’ll be a level 3 for Felony CP. I wonder if I can use my original court evaluation to contest my new tier 3 rating.