Californians can petition to be removed from the sex offender registry
California’s sex offender registry was the first in the country, and one of the last to be changed Author: Mike Duffy Updated: 4:55 PM PDT August 4, 2021
CALIFORNIA, USA In 1947, California was the first state to create a sex offender registry. Until July 2021, anyone convicted of being a sex offender in the state had to register for life with no exceptions. Now, for the first time, offenders can petition to be removed from the list.
Tami Martin is the legislative director of Equality California, a LGBTQ civil rights organization that helped sponsor the legislation altering the sex offender registry.