§ 471
Forging record entries
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Every person who, with intent to defraud another, makes, forges, or alters any entry in any book of records, or any instrument purporting to be any record or return specified in Section 470, is guilty of forgery.
History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 787, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2003.
Simplified explanation
Making, forging, or altering an entry in a book of records, or a record or return named in Section 470, with intent to defraud is forgery; the punishment is set in Section 473.