California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 471

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 787, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2003.

Every person who, with intent to defraud another, makes, forges, or alters any entry in any book of records, or any instrument purporting to be any record or return specified in Section 470, is guilty of forgery.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 471 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-1-of-crimes-and-punishments/title-13-of-crimes-against-property/chapter-4-forgery-and-counterfeiting/section-471

Other sections in Chapter 4 - Forgery and Counterfeiting

§ 470§ 470a§ 470b§ 471§ 471.5§ 472§ 473§ 474§ 475§ 476§ 476a§ 477§ 478§ 479§ 480§ 481§ 481.1§ 482§ 483§ 483.5

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