Pen. Code, § 113 · Chapter 4. Forging, Stealing, Mutilating, and Falsifying Judicial and Public Records and Documents
Pen. Code, § 113
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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).
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History
Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 43. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.
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