California · Financial Code

FIN §2152: (a) A person that intentionally makes a false statement, misrepresentation, or false certification in a record filed or required to be maintained under this division or that intentionally makes a fals

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a felony by intentionally making false statements or certifications in required records, or by knowingly engaging in a licensed activity without a license.

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(a) A person that intentionally makes a false statement, misrepresentation, or false certification in a record filed or required to be maintained under this division or that intentionally makes a false entry or omits a material entry in such a record is guilty of a felony. (b) A person that knowingly engages in an activity for which a license is required under this division without being licensed or exempt from licensure under this division is guilty of a felony. (c) Nothing in this division limits the power of the state to punish any person for any act that constitutes a crime under any statute.

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