California · Penal Code

PEN §535: Every person who obtains any money or property from another, or obtains the signature of another to any written instrument, the false making of which would be forgery, by means of any false or fraudul

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Obtaining money, property, or signatures through fraudulent auction sales is punishable by up to one year in county jail or state imprisonment, a fine up to $2,000, or both, plus a three-year ban from acting as an auctioneer.

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Every person who obtains any money or property from another, or obtains the signature of another to any written instrument, the false making of which would be forgery, by means of any false or fraudulent sale of property or pretended property, by auction, or by any of the practices known as mock auctions, is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment, and, in addition, is disqualified for a period of three years from acting as an auctioneer in this state.

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