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Cal.Rptr.3d 290, 86 P.3d 348] [under former Pen. Code, § 290(f), which
allowed notice of change of address in writing, there is sufficient notice if
defendant mails change of address form even if agency does not receive it];
People v. Annin (2004) 116 Cal.App.4th 725, 737–740 [10 Cal.Rptr.3d 712]
[discussing meaning of “changed” residence]; People v. Davis (2002) 102
Cal.App.4th 377, 385 [125 Cal.Rptr.2d 519] [must instruct on requirement of
actual knowledge of duty to notify law enforcement when moving out of
jurisdiction]; see also People v. Franklin (1999) 20 Cal.4th 249, 255–256 [84
Cal.Rptr.2d 241, 975 P.2d 30] [construing former Pen. Code, § 290(f), which
did not specifically require registration when registrant moved outside
California].)

Register multiple residences wherever he or she regularly resides. (See Pen.
Code, § 290.010; People v. Edgar (2002) 104 Cal.App.4th 210, 219–222 [127
Cal.Rptr.2d 662] [court failed to instruct that jury must find that defendant
actually knew of duty to register multiple residences; opinion cites former
section 290(a)(1)(B)]; People v. Vigil (2001) 94 Cal.App.4th 485, 501 [114
Cal.Rptr.2d 331].)

Update his or her registration at least once every 30 days if he or she is “a
transient.” (See Pen. Code, § 290.011.)
A sexually violent predator who is released from custody must verify his or her
address at least once every 90 days and verify any place of employment. (See Pen.
Code, § 290.012.) Other special requirements govern:

Residents of other states who must register in their home state but are working
or attending school in California. (See Pen. Code, § 290.002.)

Sex offenders enrolled at, employed by, or carrying on a vocation at any
university, college, community college, or other institution of higher learning.
(See Pen. Code, § 290.01.)
In addition, providing false information on the registration form is a violation of
section 290.018. (See also People v. Chan (2005) 128 Cal.App.4th 408 [26
Cal.Rptr.3d 878].)
Forgetting to Register
If a person actually knows of his or her duty to register, “just forgetting” is not a
defense. (People v. Barker (2004) 34 Cal.4th 345, 356–357 [18 Cal.Rptr.3d 260, 96
P.3d 507].) In reaching this conclusion, the court stated, “[w]e do not here express
an opinion as to whether forgetfulness resulting from, for example, an acute
psychological condition, or a chronic deficit of memory or intelligence, might negate
the willfulness required for a section 290 violation.” (Id. at p. 358 [italics in
original].)
Registration Requirement for Consensual Oral Copulation With Minor
Penal Code section 290 requires lifetime registration for a person convicted of
consensual oral copulation with a minor but does not require such registration for a
person convicted of consensual sexual intercourse with a minor. (Pen. Code,
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§ 290(c).) The mandatory registration requirement for consensual oral copulation
with a minor does not deny equal protection of laws. (