California § 11286 - It shall be unlawful for any person to make, issue, publish, deliver, or transfer
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 11286 — It shall be unlawful for any person to make, issue, publish, deliver, or transfer, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11286. It shall be unlawful for any person to make, issue, publish, deliver, or transfer
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to make, issue, publish, deliver, or transfer as true and genuine any public report that is forged, altered, false, or counterfeit, knowing it to be forged, altered, false, or counterfeit or to cause to be made or participate in the making, issuance, delivery, transfer, or publication of a public report with knowledge that it is forged, altered, false, or counterfeit. (b) Any person who violates subdivision (a) is guilty of a public offense punishable by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment. (c) The penalty provided by this section is not an exclusive penalty, and does not affect any other penalty, relief, or remedy provided by law.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 11286 cover?
Section 11286 ("It shall be unlawful for any person to make, issue, publish, deliver, or transfer") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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