Cal. PEN § 290.003
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 290.003, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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Official statutory text
Any person who, since July 1, 1944, has been or hereafter is released, discharged, or paroled from a penal institution where he or she was confined because of the commission or attempted commission of one of the offenses described in subdivision (c) of Section 290, shall register in accordance with the Act.
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