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Government Code § 5503

CHAPTER 6. Uniform Facsimile Signatures of Public Officials Act

Current as of September 28, 2026Gov. Code, § 5503Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1061.

Any person who with intent to defraud uses on a public security or an instrument of payment;

(a) A facsimile signature, or any reproduction of it, of any authorized officer, or

(b) Any facsimile seal, or any reproduction of it, of this State or any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities, or of any county, city, or public district, is guilty of a felony.