Penal Code section 478

Counterfeiting is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, three or four years.

Source: Section 478, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=478. (updated Apr. 4, 2011; accessed Nov. 17, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_478

Original Source: Section 478, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=478. (last accessed May 12, 2025).