People v. North

Opinion

PARRILLI, J.

California’s sex offender registration statute requires offenders who have no residence to register in the jurisdiction where they are “located” within five working days of changing their “location,” and give the authorities written notice of their new “location.” (Pen. Code, § 290, subd. (a)(1)(A) and (f)(1).1) In this case, an offender convicted of violating these requirements contends the terms “located” and “location” are unconstitutionally vague.

After careful consideration of the disputed language in its statutory context, and in light of its legislative purpose, we…