California statute

Cal. Penal Code § 471.5

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Chapter 4: Forgery and Counterfeiting, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 471.5

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Penal Code § 471.5Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Any person who alters or modifies the medical record of any person, with fraudulent intent, or who, with fraudulent intent, creates any false medical record, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Official sources

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