Manchel

— Joseph Manchel pleaded guilty to oral copulation with a 15-year-old girl in violation of Penal Code section 288a, subdivision (b)(2). Under section 290, all persons convicted of certain sexual offenses, including a violation of section 288a, subdivision (b)(2), must, while residing in California, register for life as a sex offender with the appropriate law enforcement agency. Manchel was therefore ordered to register as a sex offender. Manchel later sought relief from his registration obligation on the basis of the California Supreme Court’s decision in People v. Hofsheier (2006) 37 Cal.4th 1185 [ 39 Cal.Rptr.3d 821 , 129 P.3d 29 ] (Hofsheier): he argued that mandatory registration for the offense he committed denied him equal protection of the laws. The trial court refused to grant relief from the registration order. Manchel appeals, and we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Manchel, 29 years old at the time, was alleged to have engaged in multiple sexual acts, including intercourse and oral copulation, with a 15-year-old voluntary participant. He was charged with lewd acts on a child (§ 288, subd. (c)(1)); oral copulation of a person under the age of 16 years…