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Originally Posted by stiffler3492
That was going to be part of my reply here...
Let me word the question better: Is it possible, in any state, for some random dude to walk in off the street wearing stripes and ref a game? Or does everyone have to be registered with the state?
I define registration with the state as paying whatever fees, taking whatever tests, etc.
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Sure, it's possible. In particular, a few states have schools (private schools) that don't belong to the state association and are thus not facing the same requirements for their officials. Not that they don't have an interest in hiring the best officials they can.
To know for sure, you'd have to check whichever state this poster was claiming to be from.
It does sound fishy, though, since even if it was allowed, very few schools would be willing to hire some schmo from the street.