This process takes a MINIMUM of four months after you file and serve the petition.  Law enforcement will look at your case to see if you meet the Minimum Registration Period for your Tier and if you meet the other eligibility requirements (no open cases, not on supervision, not in custody, etc.)  • Law enforcement has 60 days from the day you serve them to give their report to the court and the prosecution agency.  They can ask for up to four months more to investigate if they find information that there is a new conviction.   • The prosecutor then has 60 days (after they received the law enforcement report) to decide if they are going to challenge your petition or to say that they agree.  • The prosecutor may challenge the petition if they believe: - you have not met the Minimum Registration Period; or - you are ineligible because you are on supervision of some kind; because you are in custody;  or because you have pending charges which could extend your Minimum Registration Period or change your Tier; or - you did not file and serve your petition correctly; or - “community safety would be significantly enhanced by” your continued registration. • If the prosecutor does not challenge the petition AND you otherwise meet the qualifications, they will notify the court.  The judge will need to review your petition and make the final decision, but should grant it if everything is in order. • If the prosecutor disagrees with your petition, they will notify the court. We anticipate that district attorneys’ offices will be opposing these petitions for relief and that the “community safety” standard will be their main focus if they cannot find a technical defect in the petition to have a court deny it. Those petitions filed and argued without counsel are unlikely to prevail in this scenario. Because a denial prevents you from filing again for between 1 and 5 years, it is essential that you talk with a lawyer in Lincoln, Rocklin, Roseville in Placer county , in El Dorado County, and other places in California, who understands this new law. The attorneys at the Cohen Defense Group can answer your questions about SB 384, determine if you qualify and file and argue your petition.