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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 18§ 8815 Corporate Fraud Punishment

§ 8815 Corporate Fraud Punishment

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§ 8815 Corporate Fraud Punishment

Key Takeaways

  • •If you're in charge of a company or starting one, don't show fake or changed papers to government people checking on the company.
  • •Doing this to trick them is a crime.
  • •You can go to jail for this, either a county jail for up to a year or a state prison.

Example

The boss of a toy company shows fake sales records to a government inspector to hide that the company is losing money.

The boss is breaking the law by showing fake papers to trick the inspector. They can go to jail for this.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 8815 Corporate Fraud Punishment

Every director, officer or agent of any corporation, or any person proposing to organize such a corporation who knowingly exhibits any false, forged or altered book, paper, voucher, security or other instrument of evidence to any public officer or board authorized by law to examine the organization of such corporation or to investigate its affairs, with intent to deceive such officer or board in respect thereto, is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or by imprisonment in a county jail for not exceeding one year. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 43. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

directorofficeragentfalseforgedalteredintent to deceiveimprisonment

Related Statutes

  • § 6814 Corporate Fraud Punishment
  • § 12674 Corporate Books Falsification
  • § 12675 False Evidence To Officers
  • § 6813 Corporate Fraudulent Record Tampering
  • § 8814 Corporate Fraud By Officers

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 8815.
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