Section 13887.1 Of Chapter 9.7. County Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (safe)team Program From California Penal Code >> Title 6. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 9.7.
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. (a) The mission of this program shall be to reduce violent
sexual assault offenses in the county through proactive surveillance
and arrest of habitual sexual offenders, as defined in Section
667.71, and strict enforcement of registration requirements for sex
offenders pursuant to Section 290.
(b) The proactive surveillance and arrest authorized by this
chapter shall be conducted within the limits of existing statutory
and constitutional law.
(c) The mission of this program shall also be to provide community
education regarding the purposes of Chapter 5.5 (commencing with
Section 290) of Title 9 of Part 2. The goal of community education is
to do all of the following:
(1) Provide information to the public about ways to protect
themselves and families from sexual assault.
(2) Emphasize the importance of using the knowledge of the
presence of registered sex offenders in the community to enhance
public safety.
(3) Explain that harassment or vigilantism against registrants may
cause them to disappear and attempt to live without supervision, or
to register as transients, which would defeat the purpose of sex
offender registration.