No person shall make or disseminate, with the intent to induce any other person to enter into any obligation relating thereto, any statement, written or oral, that he will prepare, cause to be prepared, sell, or otherwise distribute any term paper, thesis, dissertation, or other written material, for a fee or other compensation, for or on behalf of any person who has been assigned the written preparation of such term paper, thesis, dissertation, or other written material for academic credit at any public or private college, university, or other institution of higher learning in this state.

(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Terms Used In California Education Code 66401

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or association. See California Education Code 66405
  • prepare: means to put into condition for intended use. See California Education Code 66405