California · Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC
RTC §1610.4: Every person who wilfully states anything which he knows to be false in any oral or written statement, not under oath, required or authorized to be made as the basis of an application to reduce any ta
Misdemeanor
What this law says, in plain English
A person who knowingly makes false statements in applications to reduce taxes or assessments is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Every person who wilfully states anything which he knows to be false in any oral or written statement, not under oath, required or authorized to be made as the basis of an application to reduce any tax or assessment, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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