Pen. Code, § 3003.6 · Article 1. General Provisions
Pen. Code, § 3003.6
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Every person who is required to register pursuant to Section 290, based upon the commission of an offense against a minor, is prohibited from residing, except as a client, and from working or volunteering in any of the following:
(1) A child day care facility or children’s residential facility that is licensed by the State Department of Social Services, a home certified by a foster family agency, or a home approved by a county child welfare services agency.
(2) A home or facility that receives a placement of a child who has been, or may be, declared a dependent child of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 300 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or who has been, or may be, declared a ward of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 601 or 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c) Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the State Department of Social Services to deny a criminal record exemption request and to take an action to exclude an individual from residing, working, or volunteering in a licensed facility pursuant to Sections 1522, 1569.09, 1569.17, or 1596.871 of the Health and Safety Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 772, Sec. 1. (AB 1108) Effective January 1, 2014.
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Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 1522Printed as Sections 1522, 1569.09, 1569.17, or 1596.871 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 1569.17Printed as Sections 1522, 1569.09, 1569.17, or 1596.871 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 1596.871Printed as Sections 1522, 1569.09, 1569.17, or 1596.871 of the Health and Safety Code
Penal Code
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