Policy Text
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356 – Registered Offender Information 1 POLICY 356 REGISTERED OFFENDER INFORMATION
356.1 PURPOS E AND SCOPE
This policy establishes guidelines by which the Tustin Police Department will address issues
associated with certain offenders who are residing in the jurisdiction and how the Departmen t will
disseminate information and respond to public inquiries for information about registered sex,
arson and drug offenders.
356.1.1 ACCREDITATION STANDARDS
This section pertains to the following CALEA Standards: 82.1.1
356.2 POLICY
It is the p olicy of the Tustin Police Department to identify and monitor registered offenders living
within this jurisdiction and to take reasonable steps to address the risks those persons may pose.
356.3 REGISTRATION
The Criminal Investigations Unit Supervis or shall establish a process to reasonably accommodate
registration of certain offenders. The process should rebut any allegation on the part of the
offender that the registration process was too confusing, burdensome or difficult for compliance. If
it is reasonable to do so, an investigator assigned to related investigations should conduct the
registration in order to best evaluate any threat the person may pose to the community.
Employees assigned to register offenders should receive appropriate training regarding the
registration process.
Upon conclusion of the registration process, the investigator shall ensure that the registration
information is provided to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) in accordance with
applicable law (Healthy and Safe ty Code § 11594; Penal Code § 457.1; Penal Code § 290 et
seq).
The refusal of a registrant to provide any of the required information or complete the process
should initiate a criminal investigation for failure to register.
356.3.1 CONTENTS OF REGIST RATION
The information collected from the registering offenders shall include a signed statement as
required by the California DOJ, fingerprints and a photograph and any other information required
by applicable law (Health and Safety Code § 11594; Penal Code § 457.1; Penal Code § 290 et
seq.).
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356 – Registered Offender Information 2 356.4 MONITORING OF REGISTERED OFFENDERS
The Criminal Investigations Unit Supervisor should establish a system to periodically, and at least
once annually, verify that a registrant remains in compliance wi th his/her registration
requirements after the initial registration. This verification should include:
a) Review of information on the California DOJ website for sex offenders ;
b) Contact with a registrant’s parole or probation officer.
Any discrepancies sh ould be reported to the California DOJ.
The Criminal Investigations Unit Supervisor should also establish a procedure to routinely
disseminate information regarding registered offenders to Tustin Police Department personnel,
including timely updates regar ding new or relocated registrants.
356.5 DISSEMINATION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Employees will not unilaterally make a public notification advising the community of a particular
registrant’s presence in the community. Employees who identify a significa nt risk or other public
safety issue associated with a registrant should promptly advise their supervisor. The supervisor
should evaluate the request and forward the information to the Chief of Police if warranted. A
determination will be made by the Chief of Police, with the assistance of legal counsel as
necessary, whether such a public alert should be made.
Members of the public requesting information on sex registrants should be provided the Megan's
Law website or the Tustin Police Department’s websit e.
The Records Supervisor may release local registered offender information to residents only in
accordance with applicable law (Penal Code § 290.45; Penal Code § 290.46; Penal Code §
457.1; Health and Safety Code § 11594), and in compliance with a Calif ornia Public Records Act
(Government Code § 6250 -6276.48) request.
356.5.1 LIMITED RELEASE WITHIN COLLEGE CAMPUS COMMUNITY
California law allows the following additional information regarding a registered sex offender on
campus, whose information is not available to the public via the Internet website, to be released
to a campu s community (Penal Code § 290.01(d) ):
a) The offender’s full name ;
b) The offender’s known aliases ;
c) The offender’s sex ;
d) The offender’s race ;
e) The offender’s physical description ;
f) The offender’s photograph ;
g) The offender’s date of birth ;
h) Crimes resulting in the registration of the offender under Penal Code § 290 ;
i) The date of last registration .
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356 – Registered Offender Information 3
For purposes of this section, campus community shall be defined as those persons pre sent at or
regularly frequenting any place constituting campus property, satellite facilities, laboratories,
public areas contiguous to the campus and other areas set f orth in Penal Code § 290.01(d)