Ed. Code, § 44010 · Article 1. General Provisions
Ed. Code, § 44010
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
“Sex offense,” as used in Sections 44020, 44237, 44346, 44425, 44436, 44836, and 45123, means any one or more of the offenses listed below:
(a) An offense defined in Section 220, 261, 261.5, 288.2, 288.3, 288.4, subdivision (c) of Section 290, Section 311.2, 313.1, 647b, subdivision (a) or (d) of Section 647, or paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 647.6, of the Penal Code.
(b) An offense defined in former subdivision (5) of former Section 647 of the Penal Code repealed by Chapter 560 of the Statutes of 1961, or any offense defined in former subdivision (2) of former Section 311 of the Penal Code repealed by Chapter 2147 of the Statutes of 1961, if the offense defined in those sections was committed before September 15, 1961, to the same extent that an offense committed before that date was a sex offense for the purposes of this section before September 15, 1961.
(c) An offense defined in Section 314 of the Penal Code committed on or after September 15, 1961.
(d) An offense defined in former subdivision (1) of former Section 311 of the Penal Code repealed by Chapter 2147 of the Statutes of 1961 committed on or after September 7, 1955, and before September 15, 1961.
(e) An offense involving lewd and lascivious conduct under Section 272 of the Penal Code committed on or after September 15, 1961.
(f) An offense involving lewd and lascivious conduct under former Section 702 of the Welfare and Institutions Code repealed by Chapter 1616 of the Statutes of 1961, if that offense was committed before September 15, 1961, to the same extent that an offense committed before that date was a sex offense for the purposes of this section before September 15, 1961.
(g) An offense defined in Section 286 or 288a of the Penal Code before the effective date of the amendment of either section enacted at the 1975–76 Regular Session of the Legislature committed before the effective date of the amendment.
(h) An attempt to commit any of the offenses specified in this section.
(i) An offense committed or attempted in any other state or against the laws of the United States that, if committed or attempted in this state, would have been punishable as one or more of the offenses specified in this section.
(j) A conviction for an offense resulting in the requirement to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code.
(k) Commitment as a mentally disordered sex offender under former Article 1 (commencing with Section 6300) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, as repealed by Chapter 928 of the Statutes of 1981.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 460, Sec. 5. (SB 848) Effective January 1, 2026.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Education Code
- Ed. Code, § 220Printed as Section 220, 261, 261.5, 288.2, 288.3, 288.4
- Ed. Code, § 313.1Printed as Section 311.2, 313.1, 647b
- Ed. Code, § 44020Printed as Sections 44020, 44237, 44346, 44425, 44436, 44836, and 45123
- Ed. Code, § 44237Printed as Sections 44020, 44237, 44346, 44425, 44436, 44836, and 45123
- Ed. Code, § 44346Printed as Sections 44020, 44237, 44346, 44425, 44436, 44836, and 45123
- Ed. Code, § 44425Printed as Sections 44020, 44237, 44346, 44425, 44436, 44836, and 45123
- Ed. Code, § 44436Printed as Sections 44020, 44237, 44346, 44425, 44436, 44836, and 45123
- Ed. Code, § 44836Printed as Sections 44020, 44237, 44346, 44425, 44436, 44836, and 45123
- Ed. Code, § 45123Printed as Sections 44020, 44237, 44346, 44425, 44436, 44836, and 45123
Penal Code
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Education Code
- Ed. Code, § 8760Printed as Section 44010
- Ed. Code, § 32100Printed as Section 44010
- Ed. Code, § 32281Printed as Section 44010
- Ed. Code, § 35021.1Printed as Section 44010
- Ed. Code, § 44020Printed as Section 44010
- Ed. Code, § 44346Printed as Section 44010
- Ed. Code, § 44425Printed as Section 44010 | Sections 44010, 44011, and 44424
- Ed. Code, § 44425.5Printed as Section 44010
- Ed. Code, § 44436Printed as Section 44010
- Ed. Code, § 44830.1Printed as Section 44010
- Ed. Code, § 44836Printed as Section 44010
- Ed. Code, § 44932Printed as Section 44010 or 44011 of this code
- Ed. Code, § 44940Printed as Section 44010
- Ed. Code, § 45113Printed as Section 44010 or 44011
- Ed. Code, § 45123Printed as Section 44010
- Ed. Code, § 45312Printed as Section 44010 or 44011 of this code
Penal Code
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