Yuba County 290 Registration Information

Badge Animated 1All  290 Registration Inquiries regarding appointments and scheduling will be handled through email.  Please send an email to the following address with your information and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

[email protected]

Frequently Asked Questions: 290 Registration Information

SB384 Petition Information

Petition forms are made available by the courts located at 215 5th Street (second floor)

You may request a copy of your Proof of Registration form and Tier Letter by emailing [email protected] or dial 530-749-7777 and listen to the phone tree for the 290 Registration option.

Once you have petition forms, please fill them out and file them with the courts.

You must then serve four copies of the filed petition:

  • Yuba County D.A. Office
  • Yuba County Sheriff’s Department
  • A. Office in county of conviction
  • Law Enforcement Agency in County of conviction

Frequently Asked Questions

Registrations are currently being conducted in person at the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department.
  • For any individuals living transient in the County of Yuba, you must register every 30 days, no exceptions.
  • Any individuals residing within a residence have up to 5 business days before and 5 business days after their birthday to register.
  • When changing your address (including re-locating out of Yuba County) you have 5 days prior and 5 days after to register the new address.
  • When released from incarceration after spending 30 days or more incarcerated, individuals have 5 days to register.
  • When re-locating out of state registrants have 3 days from the time they register out to register with the agency having jurisdiction over the new address. Please refer to the compliance requirements for any other state as they may vary from California’s laws and regulations.
The Sex Offender Registration Act provides information stating that any individual who is convicted of certain sexual offenses in the state of California must register. However, Senate Bill 384 is a new law that allows some sex offenders to petition the court and ask that they no longer have to report to the California Sex Offender Registry.  For more information regarding SB384 law, please contact the Department of Justice.
Offenders are placed into tiers based on the specific sex offense that they committed. All tiers have been designated by the Department of Justice.
The most accurate information can be found on the Department of Justice website located below.
California Megans Law is a website that provides information to the public regarding registered sex offenders. The information provided can be used by the public to protect themselves from specified registered sex offenders.
Some California sex offenders can attempt to remove their names from the Meagan’s Law registration database if they meet specific requirements. To initiate the process, the convicted offender must submit a Meagan’s Law exclusion form to the California Department of Justice.  For more information regarding Meagan’s Law, please refer to the California Department of Justice Website: Sex Offender Registration and Exclusion Forms | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General
Yes, there is no law preventing registered sex offenders from living next to a school unless there are specific conditions have been imposed upon them by the courts and or their probation/parole terms.
All registered sex offenders are not allowed to be on school grounds unless they have a legal reason and have been provided written permission by the head of the school (IE: superintendent, principal, etc.)
Yes, there are no laws prohibiting registered sex offenders from having a family, including children, or married to a spouse with children from another relationship.
  • There is nothing that prohibits a registered sex offender who is not on probation or parole from traveling within the United States. However, if staying in a specific place for 5 days or more, you must register with the agency having jurisdiction over the location. 
  • Any registered sex offender planning to travel internationally must fill out an International Travel Form and send via e-mail, certified mail, or in person no later than 21 days prior to travel. Also, please contact the country you are traveling to in order to verify that you will be allowed into the country.
You will need to contact the on campus law enforcement agency for the campus you are attending and register with them. If you are attending an online school you will need to fill out an (insert) Online Course Registration Form.