How
does San Jose State University Police
Department meet the requirements of
Megan's Law?
It is the policy
of the San Jose State University Police
Department to disseminate information
regarding threats to the safety of
the campus community arising from
Serious and High Risk Sex Offenders
on or near the San Jose State University
campus.
The release of
this information will be made for
the purpose of allowing members of
the campus community to adequately
protect themselves and their children
from Serious and High Risk Sex Offenders.
Any information
released regarding Serious and High
Risk Sex Offenders will be done in
strict compliance with the provisions
of sections 290 and 290.4 of the California
Penal Code.
The San Jose State
University Police Department may make
notification to any of the following
persons, agencies, or organizations
the offender is “likely to encounter,”
including, but not limited to, the
following:
1. Public and private
educational institutions.
2. Day care establishments.
3. Locations that primarily serve
individuals likely to be victimized
by an offender.
4. Other community members at risk.
Pursuant the provisions
of section 290 (m) of the California
Penal Code, the San Jose State University
Police Department may provide any
of the following information regarding
a Sex Offender to any of the persons,
agencies or organizations authorized
to receive information:
1. The offender's
full name.
2. The offender's known aliases.
3. The offender's gender.
4. The offender's race.
5. The offender's physical description.
6. The offender's photograph.
7. The offender's date of birth.
8. Crimes resulting in registration
under 290 PC.
9. The offender's address which must
be verified prior to publication.
10. Description and license plate
number of offender's vehicles or vehicles
the offender is known to drive.
11. Type of victim targeted by the
offender.
12. Relevant parole and probation
conditions, such as one prohibiting
contact with children.
13. Dates of crimes resulting in classification
under this section.
14. Date of release from confinement.
Information disclosed
pursuant this procedure shall not
include information that would tend
to identify the victim.
The San Jose State
University Police Department and the
San Jose Police Department will both
disseminate information for Serious
and High Risk offenders living within
our concurrent jurisdictional area.
The San Jose State
University Police Department also
communicates with the San Jose Police
Department, the Santa Clara County
Sheriff's Office and other local,
state and federal law enforcement
agencies through our involvement in
groups such as the Santa Clara County
Sexual Assault Investigators Association,
the California Sexual Assault Investigators
Association, and the Sexual Habitual
Offender Program.
PUBLIC ACCESS TO
THE “MEGAN'S LAW” CD ROM:
Section 290.4 of the California Penal
Code mandates that the Department
of Justice, the sheriffs departments,
and the municipal police departments
of cities with a population of more
than 200,000 make the “Megan's
Law” CD ROM available to the
public for viewing. All other law
enforcement agencies in the State
of California are not mandated to
provide facilities for public viewing.
The San Jose State University Police
Department does not provide public
access to the “Megan's Law”
CD ROM. Any member of the public who
may desire public access to the “Megan's
Law” CD ROM should contact the
Office of the Sheriff of Santa Clara
County {(408) 299-2211 M-F 9:00 -
11:00 a.m. or 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.} or
the San Jose Police Department {(408)
277-8900 M,W,F 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.}.
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