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California Penal Code § 470 PC defines the crime of forgery as falsifying a signature or seal or counterfeiting documents when doing so with fraudulent intent.
(a) Every person who, with the intent to defraud, knowing that he or she has no authority to do so, signs the name of another person or of a fictitious person to any of the items listed in subdivision (d) is guilty of forgery.
CA Penal Code Section 470 (a) Every person who, with the intent to defraud, knowing that he or she has no authority to do so, signs the name of another person or of a fictitious person to any of the items listed in subdivision (d) is guilty of forgery.
Misdemeanor forgery in California can lead to various penalties, including fines and potential jail time. A conviction for misdemeanor forgery may result in a sentence of up to one year in county jail. The court can also impose fines of up to $1,000 for each offense.
1 sty 2023 · (a) Every person who, with the intent to defraud, knowing that he or she has no authority to do so, signs the name of another person or of a fictitious person to any of the items listed in subdivision (d) is guilty of forgery.
Forgery is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, or. by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year. 474. Every person who knowingly and willfully sends by telegraph or. imprisonment. 475. (a) Every person who possesses or receives, with the intent to.
Forging $950 or less of money must be prosecuted as a misdemeanor carrying up to 1 year in jail. But the state may prosecute this offense as a felony if the defendant was previously convicted of either: any serious or violent felony offense punishable in California by life imprisonment or death.
