Lifetime sex registration for violators of PC 288.4(b) does not violate equal protection. Appellant’s conviction for PC 288.4(b), luring a minor, subjected him to tier three lifetime sex offender registration under the 2021 amendments to section 290. Appellant’s petition to remove his name from the registry was denied and the reviewing court affirmed, finding that the preparatory and predatory nature of child luring is a rational basis to distinguish it from other crimes.

The full opinion is available on the court’s website here: https://www4.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/B346081.PDF