California · Business and Professions Code - BPC
BPC §22430: (a) No deceptive identification document shall be manufactured, sold, offered for sale, furnished, offered to be furnished, transported, offered to be transported, or imported or offered to be importe
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Making, selling, or importing deceptive identification documents without required markings is prohibited. Knowingly doing so for fraudulent purposes is a crime punishable by up to one year county jail imprisonment.
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