California · Penal Code

PEN §534: Every person who is married or in a registered domestic partnership, who falsely and fraudulently represents himself or herself as competent to sell or mortgage any real estate, to the validity of whi

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A married person or registered domestic partner who fraudulently misrepresents competence to sell or mortgage real property requiring spousal consent, then willfully conveys or mortgages it, commits a felony.

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Every person who is married or in a registered domestic partnership, who falsely and fraudulently represents himself or herself as competent to sell or mortgage any real estate, to the validity of which sale or mortgage the assent or concurrence of his or her spouse is necessary, and under such representations willfully conveys or mortgages the same, is guilty of a felony.

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