Section 67362 Of Chapter 15. Student Athletes From California Education Code >> Division 5. >> Title 3. >> Part 40. >> Chapter 15.
67362
. (a) Notwithstanding Section 78223 or any other provision of
law, no student athlete enrolled at any campus of the University of
California, the California State University, or the California
Community Colleges may participate as a member of any intercollegiate
athletic team, or as a participant in any intercollegiate athletic
event, except in a manner available to the general public, if he or
she, at any time after his or her enrollment as a college or
university student, is prosecuted as an adult and is convicted of a
violation of Section 187, 209, 210, 211, 220, 243.8, 245, 261, 262,
264.1, 286, 288, 288a, 288.5, 289, or 459 of, or is convicted of
attempted murder pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 664 of, the
Penal Code.
(b) An institution to which this section applies may rely upon the
declaration of a student athlete to determine his or her eligibility
for participation in intercollegiate athletics with respect to the
requirements of this section. Any declaration obtained from a student
athlete pursuant to this subdivision shall contain a notice advising
the student that he or she may be subject to disciplinary action,
including, but not limited to, suspension, dismissal, or expulsion,
if the student knowingly provides false information in the
declaration. An institution to which this section applies may, at the
discretion of its appropriate administrators, seek independent
confirmation of the truth of any and all of the statements of a
student athlete taken pursuant to this subdivision.
(c) A student convicted of a violation of any of the Penal Code
sections listed in subdivision (a) is eligible to participate as a
member of an intercollegiate athletic team after he or she
successfully completes the entire term of his or her probation or
successfully completes his or her assigned prison term and parole
period, if any.
(d) A student who knowingly provides a false declaration pursuant
to subdivision (b) may be subject to disciplinary action under
Section 66017 of the Education Code.