California · Education Code

EDC §44361: Every person filing for record or attempting to file for record the license, credential, or certificate issued to another person, falsely claiming himself or herself to be the person named in or entit

Misdemeanor

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Filing or attempting to file another person's license, credential, or certificate while falsely claiming to be that person is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in county jail.

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Every person filing for record or attempting to file for record the license, credential, or certificate issued to another person, falsely claiming himself or herself to be the person named in or entitled to the license, credential, or certificate, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year.

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