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Cal. Penal Code § 478

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 § 478

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 § 478Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Counterfeiting is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, three or four years.

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