California · Education Code
EDC §32381: Any person who prepares, manufactures, or prints, or who offers to prepare, manufacture, or print, for a fee or other compensation, any document purporting to be a degree or diploma without written au
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A person commits a misdemeanor by preparing, manufacturing, or printing fake degrees or diplomas for payment without authorization from the issuing school authority.
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