Pen. Code, § 478 · Chapter 4. Forgery and Counterfeiting
Pen. Code, § 478
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Counterfeiting is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, three or four years.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 362. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.
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