California Forgery Laws | Penal Code 470 PC

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California 'Forgery' law - Penal Code 470 PC - criminal defense lawyers explain.

1. What is "Forgery" under California Law?

In California, forgery is a type of fraud that is considered both a "white collar" crime and a theft crime. Although most people think of forgery as simply "signing someone else's name", the offense of forgery is actually much more comprehensive.

Forgery occurs when you intend to commit a fraud and:

*Sign someone else's name without authorization,


*Counterfeit or recreate the seal or handwriting of another without prior approval,


*Alter, corrupt, or falsify specific legal written documents, such as a will or court record, and/or


*Falsely make, alter, recreate, counterfeit, utter, or publish


*Any document or item relating to money, stocks, a sale, transfer, or exchange of goods or property,


*Any written document relating to how one intends to dispose of his/her property upon death,


*A legal document other than a will or court record (a power of attorney, for example), or


*A notarized document.