Pen. Code, § 476 · Chapter 4. Forgery and Counterfeiting
Pen. Code, § 476
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Every person who makes, passes, utters, or publishes, with intent to defraud any other person, or who, with the like intent, attempts to pass, utter, or publish, or who has in his or her possession, with like intent to utter, pass, or publish, any fictitious or altered bill, note, or check, purporting to be the bill, note, or check, or other instrument in writing for the payment of money or property of any real or fictitious financial institution as defined in Section 186.9 is guilty of forgery.
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History
Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 468, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1999.
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- Pen. Code, § 463Printed as Section 470, 476, 476a, 484f, or 484g
- Pen. Code, § 476aPrinted as Section 470, 475 or 476 | Section 470, 475, or 476 | Section 476
- Pen. Code, § 502.01Printed as Section 288, 288.2, 311.1, 311.2, 311.3, 311.4, 311.5, 311.10, 311.11, 422, 470, 470a, 472, 475, 476, 480, 483.5, 484g | Section 288, 288.2, 311.1, 311.2, 311.3, 311.4, 311.5, 311.10, 311.11, 470, 470a, 472, 475, 476, 480, 483.5, 484g | Section 288, 288.2, 311.1, 311.2, 311.3, 311.4, 311.5, 311.10,
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