SB 448 Summary

• Requires sex offenders convicted of felonies on or after January 1, 2017, to register Internet identifiers if a court determines they used the Internet to identify victims, traffic victims, or distribute child sexual abuse material.

• Changes the notice requirement for Internet identifier changes from 24 hours to 30 working days and removes the requirement to register Internet service providers.

• Limits law enforcement use of submitted Internet identifiers to investigating sex-related crimes, kidnapping, or human trafficking, and prohibits public disclosure except by court order.

• Makes failure to provide Internet identifiers a misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in county jail, regardless of the underlying offense type.

• Removes blanket Internet identifier registration requirements from the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act (Proposition 35) to address First Amendment constitutional concerns identified in court case Doe v. Harris.