California § 112. 112. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 42.)

California Statutes

§ 112. — 112. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 42.)

California § 112.

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Part 1.TITLE 7. OF CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

Ch. 4.CHAPTER 4. Forging, Stealing, Mutilating, and Falsifying Judicial and Public Records and Documents

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 112. (2026).

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(a)Any person who manufactures or sells any false government document with the intent to conceal the true citizenship or resident status for immigration purposes of another person is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for one year. Every false government document that is manufactured or sold in violation of this section may be charged and prosecuted as a separate and distinct violation, and consecutive sentences may be imposed for each violation.

(b)A prosecuting attorney shall have discretion to charge a defendant with a violation of this section or any other law that applies.

(c)As used in this section, “government document” means any document issued by the United States government or any state or local government, including, but not limited

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(a)
Any person who manufactures or sells any false government document with the intent to conceal the true citizenship or resident status for immigration purposes of another person is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for one year. Every false government document that is manufactured or sold in violation of this section may be charged and prosecuted as a separate and distinct violation, and consecutive sentences may be imposed for each violation.
(b)
A prosecuting attorney shall have discretion to charge a defendant with a violation of this section or any other law that applies.
(c)
As used in this section, “government document” means any document issued by the United States government or any state or local government, including, but not limited to, any passport, immigration visa, employment authorization card, birth certificate, driver’s license, identification card, or social security card.

Legislative History

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).