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M. Data Base – Locations of Registered Sex Offenders
Written leases or rental agreements for residential real property and
contracts (including real property sales contracts as defined in Civil Code
Section 2985) for the sale of residential real property of 1 to 4 dwelling units
must contain, in not less than eight-point type, a notice as specified in
paragraph (1), (2), or (3):
(1) A contract entered into by the parties on or after July 1, 1999, and
before September 1, 2005, shall contain the following notice:
Notice: The California Department of Justice, sheriff’s departments,
police departments serving jurisdictions of 200,000 or more, and
many other local law enforcement authorities maintain for public
access a database of the locations of persons required to register
pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 290.4 of the
Penal Code. The database is updated on a quarterly basis and is a
source of information about the presence of these individuals in any
neighborhood. The Department of Justice also maintains a Sex
Offender Identification Line through which inquiries about individuals
may be made. This is a “900” telephone service. Callers must have
specific information about individuals they are checking. Information
regarding neighborhoods is not available through the “900”
telephone service.
(2) A contract entered into by the parties on or after September 1, 2005,
and before April 1, 2006, shall contain either the notice specified in
paragraph (1) or the notice specified in paragraph (3).
(3) A contract entered into by the parties on or after April 1, 2006, shall
contain the following notice:
Notice: Pursuant to Section 290.46 of the Penal Code, information
about specified registered sex offenders is made available to the
public via an Internet Web site maintained by the Department of
Justice at www.meganslaw.ca.gov. Depending on an offender’s
criminal history, this information will include either the address at
which the offender resides or the community of residence and ZIP
Code in which he or she resides.
(CAL. CIV. § 2079.10a)
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