Originally Posted by Quentin

You probably aren't going to find that in the text of the Proposition; you are likely to find it in statutory definitions elsewhere in the California penal code, and/or by examination of relevant California case law in this area of jurisprudence.

I'm not going to take the time to document it definitively for you here in this thread; I'm not your personal law clerk. ;-)

What I will say is that in this thread, you have one attorney licensed to practice in the state of California (pornlaw, aka Michael Fattorosi) telling you that certain crimes that none of us would consider "sex crimes" can trigger the requirement to register as a sex offender in California, and me, a layman who is reasonably well-informed on this subject (a function of having covered legal matters as a freelance journalist for quite some time) telling you the same thing.

So, you have two choices; you can take our word for it, or you can confirm it for yourself by conducting the research firsthand. If you go the research for yourself route, keep in mind that this sort of thing depends not only on statutory law, but on case law, as well.

These things vary greatly, state by state, but here's a little gem from the Arizona Department of Public Safety's "sex offender FAQ" (see: http://www.azdps.gov/Services/Sex_Offender/Questions/) that supports what I've already told you:



I hope that helps to address your skepticism. If not... enjoy your research!