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Petition to Terminate Sex Offender Registration (Pen. Code, § 290.5)

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective July 1, 2021

This form is used to ask a court to end a requirement to register as a sex offender. It asks the person filing the form to provide personal details, information about their current registration, and confirm they meet certain time and conviction requirements.

The court describes it as: Ask the court to terminate a sex offender registration requirement.

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This form is used by a person who is currently required to register as a sex offender and believes they have met the necessary time and conviction requirements to ask the court to end that requirement.

Usually filed by the person starting the case.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

Who must file this form?
The petitioner, who is the person asking the court to terminate the registration requirement, must file this form.
What must happen after filing this form?
The petitioner must serve a copy of the filed petition and proof of current registration on the proper law enforcement agencies and district attorney offices, and then file proof of that service with the court.
Is there a fee mentioned?
The form text does not mention a filing fee, but it does mention that the petitioner must read 'Information on Filing a Petition to Terminate Sex Offender Registration (form CR-415-INFO)' before using it.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect July 1, 2021.

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