SB 384 – ACSOL

CA DOJ Reverses Position on Important Tiered Registry Issue

·February 13, 2021
·78 Comments

The California Department of Justice (CA DOJ) has reversed its position on an important tiered registry issue. Specifically, the state agency has agreed to delete a sentence included in previously…

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Janice’s Journal: Tiered Registry Law and Its Early Implementation Significantly Flawed

·January 29, 2021
·174 Comments

The Tiered Registry Law, passed in 2017, became effective this month more than three years after it became law. During that long period of time, more than 100,000 people convicted…

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City of Long Beach to Provide Tier Assignment Letters

·January 19, 2021
·36 Comments

After refusing to provide registrants with their tier assignment letters, the City of Long Beach has now agreed to provide those letters to registrants three days a week - Tuesdays,…

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California Tiered Registry Experiences (EXPERIENCES ONLY)

·January 4, 2021
·454 Comments

As of January 1, 2021 the California Tiered Registry Law became effective. In order to share information about the new law and help others with the petitions, please document your…

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California Tiered Registry Law Now Effective [UPDATED 1/5/21]

·January 1, 2021
·143 Comments

[ACSOL] The Tiered Registry Law (formerly Senate Bill 384), passed by the California state legislature four years ago, is now effective. Some of its provisions, however, will not begin until…

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Comments Requested for New Tiered Registry Form

·November 28, 2020
·27 Comments

A committee of the CA Judicial Council released today a proposed form that could help registrants prove the date on which they mailed or hand delivered copies of their petition…

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CASOMB Discusses Tiered Registry Implementation, Registry Increases

·February 20, 2020
·181 Comments

The California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) discussed two major topics today during its monthly meeting -- implementation of the Tiered Registry and continued increases to the number of individuals…

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ACSOL Lobby Day 2/11 — please keep calling and writing

·January 28, 2020
·39 Comments

Thanks to those who showed up on the 2/11 ACSOL Lobby Day, which focused on needed changes to the Tiered Registry Law that will take effect in 2021. Changes included…

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CA DOJ Releases New Information About Tiered Registry Law

·January 8, 2020
·55 Comments

The California Department of Justice (CA DOJ) has released new information regarding the Tiered Registry Law in the form of Answers to Frequently Asked Questions. A similar document was issued…

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Janice’s Journal: The Big Picture

·September 27, 2019
·78 Comments

I founded California Reform Sex Offender Laws, the predecessor of the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) eight years ago in September 2011. I did so after reading the…

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Janice’s Journal: When Will They Learn?

·February 26, 2019
·36 Comments

The CA state legislature began a new two-year session just last month. And in that short period of time, legislators are already heading down the wrong path. What path? The…

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CA: New Bill Would Expand Lifetime Registration Requirements

·February 26, 2019
·50 Comments

Assembly member Melissa Melendez has introduced a bill (AB 884) that would expand the requirement to register for a lifetime to anyone convicted of Penal Code Section 288(a) when the…

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ACSOL Leads Lobby Day 2019 in State Capitol

·February 5, 2019
·37 Comments

ACSOL led about 40 registrants, family members and supporters in Lobby Day 2019 in the CA State Capitol. The participants were organized into 6 teams led by Team Leaders experienced…

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CA: Changing Minds: Master student’s thesis challenges views on sex offender laws

·November 27, 2018
·23 Comments

A California law that will go into effect in 2021 is set to bring about the most sweeping changes ever to sex offender laws in the state. SB384 will allow…

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Why kids don’t belong on sex offender registry

·October 15, 2017
·14 Comments

California took an important step toward ending the abusive practice of putting kids on sex offender registries when Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 384, which allows juveniles to petition for…

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Janice’s Journal: The Stage is Set

·October 7, 2017
·230 Comments

The stage is set. The Governor has signed the tiered registry bill into law, a law that opens a wide gap in the dam of California’s “Lifetime Registry for All”. …

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CA: Governor Brown Signs Equality California-Sponsored Bill to Reform California’s Sex Offender Registry

·October 6, 2017
·60 Comments

[Equality California] Sacramento–California Gov. Jerry Brown today signed a bill to reform California’s sex offender registry, creating a tiered system that will make the registry a more effective tool for…

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CA: CASOMB Discusses Tiered Registry Bill

·September 21, 2017
·124 Comments

The California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) discussed the Tiered Registry Bill and registrant statistics during its monthly meeting today. The discussion included a detailed account of the history of…