Sex offenders: CAL E-STOP.

Existing law, the Sex Offender Registration Act, requires persons who have been convicted of specified sex offenses to register with local law enforcement. Existing law requires that the registration include the person's address, fingerprints, current photograph, and license plate number. Existing law requires the registrant to update his or her registration annually, upon moving, or upon changing his or her name. Under existing law, failure to register is a crime. Existing law provides that a person who is required to register who willfully violates any requirement of the act is guilty of either a misdemeanor or a felony, as specified. This bill would additionally require that the registration include a list of all Internet identifiers and service providers, as defined, used by the person. The bill would require the registrant to update this information, as specified. By increasing the scope of a crime, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires certified sex offender management professionals who provide sex offender management programs for any probation department, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and county probation departments to assess each registered sex offender on probation or parole using the State-Authorized Risk Assessment Tool for Sex Offenders (SARATSO) dynamic tool, as provided. This bill would clarify that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and all other departments charged with assessing a registered sex offender for purposes of probation or parole use the evaluation tools specified. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.