PEN 529a
California Code, PEN 529a.
Statute versions
| Statute ID | Title | Version Date | Active | Source ID | Source URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEN:529a | California Code, PEN 529a. | 2011-04-04 | Y | - | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=529a.&la... |
Text
Penal Code - PEN 529a. PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.] TITLE 13. OF CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY [450. - 593g.] CHAPTER 8. False Personation and Cheats [528. - 539.] Every person who manufactures, produces, sells, offers, or transfers to another any document purporting to be either a certificate of birth or certificate of baptism, knowing such document to be false or counterfeit and with the intent to deceive, is guilty of a crime, and upon conviction therefor, shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170. Every person who offers, displays, or has in his or her possession any false or counterfeit certificate of birth or certificate of baptism, or any genuine certificate of birth which describes a person then living or deceased, with intent to represent himself or herself as another or to conceal his or her true identity, is guilty of a crime, and upon conviction therefor, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year. Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 382. (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.
Matching cases
| Case | Filed | Division / type | Status | Named litigant | Events | Charges | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRI-20001251 | 2020-01-28 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | MICHAEL BRANDON PATTERSON | 18 | 13 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-14031822 | 2014-12-16 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | LARITA M SHAMBRAYROBINSON | 28 | 11 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-14010602 | 2014-04-18 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | ANTONIO CABALLERO GUERRERO | 19 | 21 | sfda_arrests · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-14000599 | 2014-01-08 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | LESHANDA J SMITH | 28 | 10 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-13029194 | 2013-10-15 | criminal | Sentencing Observed | LESLIE N MEEKINS | 18 | 19 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-13026094 | 2013-09-18 | criminal | Bench Warrant Observed | DESIREE R VIALAU | 43 | 11 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
| CRI-13002892 | 2013-02-01 | criminal | - | CHAD COLLINS | 20 | 39 | sfda_arrests · sfda_case_resolutions · sfda_prosecuted_cases |
First statute record
| Statute ID | PEN:529a |
| Code | PEN |
| Section | 529a |
| Version Date | 2011-04-04 |
| Title | California Code, PEN 529a. |
| Source URL | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=529a.&la... |
| Inserted At | 2026-06-05 |
| Updated At | 2026-06-05 |
| Law Section Version ID | id_b90fcb29-660e-11e0-8fc7-8d05c2a88098 |
| Active Flg | Y |
| Pubinfo Archive URL | https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip |
| History | Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 382. (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. |
| Source Record Ids | california_codes_leginfo:section:PEN:529a |
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