California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 478

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 362. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.

Counterfeiting is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, three or four years.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 478 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-1-of-crimes-and-punishments/title-13-of-crimes-against-property/chapter-4-forgery-and-counterfeiting/section-478

Other sections in Chapter 4 - Forgery and Counterfeiting

§ 470§ 470a§ 470b§ 471§ 471.5§ 472§ 473§ 474§ 475§ 476§ 476a§ 477§ 478§ 479§ 480§ 481§ 481.1§ 482§ 483§ 483.5

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