§ 478
Punishment for counterfeiting
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Counterfeiting is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, three or four years.
History: Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 362. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.
Simplified explanation
Counterfeiting is punishable by two, three, or four years of imprisonment under subdivision (h) of Section 1170.