Selling the same land twice
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Every person who, after once selling, bartering, or disposing of any tract of land or town lot, or after executing any bond or agreement for the sale of any land or town lot, again and with intent to defraud previous or subsequent purchasers, sells, barters, or disposes of the same tract of land or town lot, or any part thereof, or and with intent to defraud previous or subsequent purchasers, executes any bond or agreement to sell, barter, or dispose of the same land or lot, or any part thereof, to any other person for a valuable consideration, is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.
History: Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 386. (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
After selling land or agreeing to sell it, willfully selling it again or agreeing to sell it to someone else to defraud purchasers is a felony punishable under the felony jail sentencing rules; no term is stated here.