I live in California, and I avoid searching our state's sex offender database. [1] If there's someone in my life that is a registered sex offender, I don't wan

I live in California, and I avoid searching our state's sex offender database. [1] If there's someone in my life that is a registered sex offender, I don't want to know about it. I just don't like fishing for reasons to not like someone. One thing I find very odd about the disclaimer [2] on California sex offender's site in general is this text in the site's disclaimer... Penalty for Registered Sex Offenders Who Enter this Website. Any person who is required to register pursuant to Penal Code section 290 who accesses the websites search functionality is punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment. (Penal Code § 290.46, subd. (k).) This penalty does not include viewing information on the Main page or within the links on that page. Why bother making it be illegal for a registered sex offender to search the database? [1] https://meganslaw.ca.gov/ https://meganslaw.ca.gov/ [2] https://meganslaw.ca.gov/Disclaimer.aspx https://meganslaw.ca.gov/Disclaimer.aspx