Sex offender registration: unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.

Plain English Breakdown

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Sex Offender Registration: Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with Minors

This law requires people convicted of having unlawful sexual intercourse with minors under certain age conditions to register as tier one sex offenders for ten years.

What This Bill Does

• Requires individuals convicted of engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor who is more than three years younger or, if the offender was 21 years old or older and the minor is under 16, to register as tier one sex offenders for at least ten years starting from January 1, 2026.
• Exempts individuals not more than ten years older than the minor and whose offense is their only registration requirement.

Who It Names or Affects

• People convicted of unlawful sexual intercourse with minors under specific age conditions.
• Law enforcement agencies responsible for registering these individuals.
• Local agencies and school districts, which may be affected by expanded registration requirements.

Terms To Know

Tier one offender

A person who must register as a sex offender for at least ten years after being convicted of certain crimes.

Unlawful sexual intercourse

Sexual activity between an adult and someone under the legal age of consent.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law does not specify what happens if a person fails to register as required.
• It is unclear how this new requirement will affect local agencies and school districts beyond the initial registration process.

Official Summary Text

SB 680, Rubio.
Sex offender registration: unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.
Existing law, the Sex Offender Registration Act (act), requires a person convicted of specified crimes to register with law enforcement as a sex offender while residing in California or while attending school or working in California, as specified. Existing law establishes 3 tiers of registration based on specified criteria, for periods of at least 10 years, at least 20 years, and life, respectively, for a conviction of specified sex offenses. Existing law exempts from mandatory registration under the act a person convicted of certain offenses involving minors if the person is not more than 10 years older than the minor and if that offense is the only one requiring the person to register. A willful failure to register, as required by the act, is a misdemeanor or felony, depending on the underlying offense.
This bill would require offenders
convicted
of engaging in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor who is more than 3 years younger than the offender or, if the offender was 21 years of age or older, engaging in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor who is under 16 years of age, if the offense occurred on or after January 1, 2026, to register for 10 years as a tier one offender under the act, unless the offender was not more than 10 years older than the minor and if that offense is the only one requiring the offender to register. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
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.

Current Bill Text

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