{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"12287.5","citation":"Elec. Code, § 12287.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 12. PREELECTION PROCEDURES [12000. - 12327.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-12"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Precincts [12200. - 12288.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-12/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Polling Places [12280. - 12288.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-12/chapter-3/article-5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 137, Sec. 1.   (AB 193)   Effective January 1, 2012.","effective":"2012-01-01","html":"<p>A single-family residence shall not be designated as a polling place if elections officials determine that it has the registered address of a person who is required to register pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act. Elections officials shall, not more than 60 days prior to designating a single-family residence as a polling place, use the Megan’s Law Internet Web site maintained by the Department of Justice to determine if the residence has the registered address of a sex offender. In accordance with subdivision (k) of Section <a href=\"/pen/290.46\">290.46</a> of the Penal Code, an elections official who is required to register as a sex offender shall be prohibited from accessing the Megan’s Law public Internet Web site.</p>","text":"A single-family residence shall not be designated as a polling place if elections officials determine that it has the registered address of a person who is required to register pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act. Elections officials shall, not more than 60 days prior to designating a single-family residence as a polling place, use the Megan’s Law Internet Web site maintained by the Department of Justice to determine if the residence has the registered address of a sex offender. In accordance with subdivision (k) of Section 290.46 of the Penal Code, an elections official who is required to register as a sex offender shall be prohibited from accessing the Megan’s Law public Internet Web site.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/polling-places-12287-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}