Lifetime registration under PC 290, based on a federal child pornography conviction equivalent to PC 311.11, upheld against constitutional challenges. The legislature could rationally conclude that violating the federal statute was akin to felony — not misdemeanor — PC 311.11 violation, justifying Tier 3 lifetime registration. The Attorney General’s decision to designate the federal offense under Tier 3 did not violate procedural due process where the defendant had an opportunity to challenge the designation. Finally, PC 290(d)(4)(A), which requires registration for an out-of-jurisdiction offense “equivalent” to registrable California charge, was not impermissibly vague where the equivalence was established by the elements test (PC 290.005(a)).

The full opinion is available on the court’s website here: https://www4.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/B330995.PDF