Twenty public defender offices have made resources available to help registrants petition for removal from the registry. Below is a link to a list of those offices. Missing from the list is Los Angeles County, however, both San Diego and San Francisco counties are included on the list.
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Wrong! I obtained a COR before the July 1st deadline! I was on pins and needles. The so called 2 amazing LA County Paralegals didn’t even know the law! I had hired a private attorney who has contacts (lawyers) In several different courts and he didn’t know! Depending upon your case/conviction, a Judge in my case granted the COR! Thereafter, a COR is printed out and in bold letters at the bottom, descendent is no longer required to register pursuant to 290.05! I have it/copies at home: So, I got an original and this is also documented on the minute order! A copy is sent to the DOJ and (in my case) in 2-3 weeks I received a copy from the DOJ/sex offender registration unit stating I’m no longer required to register, but if (I have to look at the wording) I get convicted of another offense I could be required to register again! No joke. I was informed the DOJ then sends a copy to the registering LE! It takes (online) 30-60 days for the DOJ to update their system: I was never contacted by either (I was registering at 2 locations) police department. I called both and they where wondering if I had petitioned via the néw law? Both admin people pulled me (congrats) up via their system and stated, registration terminated! No police officer has contacted me! Lol. I obtained a née visa a few months later/travelled abroad and unlike being detained/stopped while re-entering the US, I walked in. I obviously have copies of my documents and I’m now re-applying for a professional license. I’ve not been visited for a compliance check and if I was (I would have) somehow mistakenly placed on the Megan’s law in January by mistake, I will sue!
Janice, you can add kern county to your list of public defenders that are helping registrants to petitioning the courts! They are doing all the leg work
To my shock, during my Oct. 2021, I was notified that I’m tier 3! I was looking forward to completing my 10-year registration penalty and getting off this month. I think that must be a mistake. For one thing, the form the cop gave me had the wrong name on it (changed name in 2014). Is there any recourse for me?