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Cal. Penal Code § 653.55
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Chapter 3: Immigration Matters, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 653.55
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.
It is a misdemeanor for any person for compensation to knowingly make a false or misleading material statement or assertion of fact in the preparation of an immigration matter which statement or assertion is detrimentally relied upon by another. Such a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by both.
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