Penal Code section 115.3

Any person who alters a certified copy of an official record, or knowingly furnishes an altered certified copy of an official record, of this state, including the executive, legislative, and judicial branches thereof, or of any city, county, city and county, district, or political subdivision thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 115.3, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=115.3. (accessed Apr. 24, 2025).

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Apr. 24, 2025

§ 115.3’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_115.3

Original Source: Section 115.3, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=115.3. (last accessed Apr. 24, 2025).