California · Penal Code

PEN §290.009: Any person required to register under the Act who is enrolled as a student or is an employee or carries on a vocation, with or without compensation, at an institution of higher learning in this state,

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A registered person cannot be a student, employee, or work at a state higher education institution, with or without pay.

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Any person required to register under the Act who is enrolled as a student or is an employee or carries on a vocation, with or without compensation, at an institution of higher learning in this state, shall register pursuant to the provisions of the Act.

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