Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 42. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022. See similar subject matter in Section 113 (which was added on Nov. 8, 1994, by Prop. 187).
Chapter 4 - Forging, Stealing, Mutilating, and Falsifying Judicial and Public Records and Documents
California Penal Code — §§ 112-117
Sections (12)
Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 43. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.
Any person who manufactures, distributes, or sells false documents to conceal the true citizenship or resident status for immigration purposes of another person is guilty of a felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for five years or by a fine of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000).
Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 44. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.
Any person who uses false documents to conceal their true citizenship or resident status for immigration purposes is guilty of a felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for five years or by a fine of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 455, Sec. 1. (AB 1698) Effective January 1, 2015.
granted to, nor shall the execution or imposition of sentence be suspended for, any of the following persons:
a certified copy of the order shall be filed, registered, or recorded at the appropriate public office by the prosecuting agency.
pendency of action recorded pursuant to this section, recording fees shall be waived pursuant to Section 27383 of the Government Code.
prosecuting agency shall record a notice of pendency of action in the county in which the affected real property is located.
false or forged instrument or the property affected by the false or forged instrument, and shall notify the interested parties of their right to be heard if a motion is brought under subdivision (e) to void the false or forged instrument. The notice shall state the street address, if available, and the legal description of the affected real property.
required under paragraphs (1) and (2) as reason to provide any interested parties additional time to respond to the motion. Failure of the prosecuting agency to so notify interested parties under this subdivision or record a pendency of action as required under paragraphs (1) and (2) within 10 calendar days shall create a presumption that a finding as described in paragraph (9) is necessary to protect the property rights of the interested party or parties.
where the affected property is located any of the following: a deed, lien, mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, lease, or other instrument declaring an interest in, or requesting notice relating to, the property affected by the false or forged instrument as of the date of the filing of the criminal complaint or indictment.
days from the date the motion is made. The prosecuting agency shall provide a copy by certified mail of the written motion and a notice of hearing to all interested parties described in paragraphs (1), (5), or (6), and all other persons who obtain an interest in the property prior to recordation of notice of pendency of action no later than 90 days before the hearing date set by the court. The notice shall state the street address, if available, and the legal description of the affected real property.
prosecuting agency or failure to contact the prosecuting agency or the court prior to the hearing.
purchaser of, or bona fide holder of an encumbrance on, the property affected by the false or forged instrument, the court may consider that as an additional but not dispositive factor in making its determination under subdivision (e); provided, however, that a final judgment previously entered in that quiet title action shall be followed to the extent otherwise required by law.
Procedure.
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 248. (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.
that the person knows to be unauthorized.
shall not, with the intent to deceive, be incorporated into another document in a manner that falsely suggests that the person whose signature is reproduced has signed the other document.
handwritten or mechanical signature.
Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1051, Sec. 2.
communication are required to be reported by Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 84100) of Title 9 of the Government Code.
Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1010, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.
infraction, punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 874, Sec. 1. Effective September 5, 1984.
Any person who alters a certified copy of an official record, or knowingly furnishes an altered certified copy of an official record, of this state, including the executive, legislative, and judicial branches thereof, or of any city, county, city and county, district, or political subdivision thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1397, Sec. 9.
statement is false, to induce the notary public to perform an improper notarial act on an instrument or document affecting title to, or placing an encumbrance on, real property consisting of a single-family residence containing not more than four dwelling units is guilty of a felony.
Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1360, Sec. 104.
Every person who adds any names to the list of persons selected to serve as jurors for the county, either by placing the names in the jury box or otherwise, or extracts any name therefrom, or destroys the jury box or any of the pieces of paper containing the names of jurors, or mutilates or defaces the names so that they cannot be read, or changes the names on the pieces of paper, except in cases allowed by law, is guilty of a felony.
Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 869, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.
described in subdivision (b), any compensation received in violation of this section shall be forfeited by the defendant and deposited in the Victim Restitution Fund.
Every officer or person required by law to certify to the list of persons selected as jurors who maliciously, corruptly, or willfully certifies to a false or incorrect list, or a list containing other names than those selected, or who, being required by law to write down the names placed on the certified lists on separate pieces of paper, does not write down and place in the jury box the same names that are on the certified list, and no more and no less than are on such list, is guilty of a felony.