If you spent time in jail or prison for ANY offense after you were ordered to register, that time does not count toward the Minimum Registration Period This is called “tolling” and you may have to wait for some additional time before you are eligible to file for relief from registration. For example, if you have been registering for 10 years, but during those 10 years you were in jail for a year, the year in jail does not count toward your Minimum Registration Period. You would need to wait another year to be eligible to petition for PC290 registration relief. This only happens if a judge ordered you to serve time. So, if you were arrested, served a couple of days in jail, and then released, those days will not toll your Minimum Registration Period. Dismissed cases also do not count.  Tolling is complicated to figure out. If your petition is incorrect, it will be denied and you cannot file it again for between one (1) and five (5) years. You should consult an attorney who knows this area of law. The legal team at the Cohen Defense Group can assist you in determining whether you have a tolling issue in your case and can file and argue your petition if you qualify.