12. Sex offender records.

Local summary criminal history information (“rap sheet”) is exempt from disclosure.  Cal. Penal Code § 13300.  Also, records pertaining to closed investigations unrelated to any contemporaneous law enforcement activities are not required to be disclosed under Government Code Section 6254(f); see also County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Kusar), 18 Cal. App. 4th 588, 589-99, 22 Cal. Rptr. 2d 409 (1993).  Despite these laws and pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act of Section 290 of the Penal Code, certain sex offenders are required to register with local law enforcement agencies when coming into the state or moving residences within the state.  Cal. Penal Code § 290.  Notwithstanding any other law, law enforcement agencies may provide information to the public about a person required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 290, by whatever means the entity deems appropriate, “when necessary to ensure the public safety based upon information available to the entity concerning that specific person.”  Cal. Penal Code § Section 290.45. Additionally, under Megan’s Law, the Department of Justice is required to make information about registered sex offenders publicly available via the Internet.  Cal. Penal Code § 290.46. There are four categories of sex offenders for purposes of the disclosure requirements.  The name of the registrant, address, a photograph, the year of most recent conviction, year of release and subsequent felony convictions is among the information available on the DOJ’s website for some categories of registrants.