{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"653.55","citation":"Pen. Code, § 653.55","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 15. MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES [626. - 653.75.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-15"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Immigration Matters [653.55. - 653.61.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-15/chapter-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1125.","effective":null,"html":"<p>It is a misdemeanor for any person for compensation to knowingly make a false or misleading material statement or assertion of fact in the preparation of an immigration matter which statement or assertion is detrimentally relied upon by another. Such a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by both.</p>","text":"It is a misdemeanor for any person for compensation to knowingly make a false or misleading material statement or assertion of fact in the preparation of an immigration matter which statement or assertion is detrimentally relied upon by another. Such a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by both.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/immigration-matters-653-55","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}