# Cal. PEN § 529a: Section 529a

> California · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C8_S529a

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. PEN § 529a
- **Heading:** Section 529a
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code pen / Part 1 / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 529a

## Text

Every person who manufactures, produces, sells, offers, or transfers to another any document purporting to be either a certificate of birth or certificate of baptism, knowing such document to be false or counterfeit and with the intent to deceive, is guilty of a crime, and upon conviction therefor, shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170. Every person who offers, displays, or has in his or her possession any false or counterfeit certificate of birth or certificate of baptism, or any genuine certificate of birth which describes a person then living or deceased, with intent to represent himself or herself as another or to conceal his or her true identity, is guilty of a crime, and upon conviction therefor, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. PEN § 528 Section 528](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C8_S528.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 528.5 Section 528.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C8_S528.5.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 529 Section 529](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C8_S529.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 529.5 Section 529.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C8_S529.5.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 529.6 Section 529.6](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C8_S529.6.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 529.7 Section 529.7](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C8_S529.7.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 529a Section 529a](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C8_S529a.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 530 Section 530](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C8_S530.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 530.5 Section 530.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C8_S530.5.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 530.6 Section 530.6](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C8_S530.6.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 530.7 Section 530.7](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C8_S530.7.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 530.8 Section 530.8](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C8_S530.8.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 530.55 Section 530.55](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C8_S530.55.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 531 Section 531](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C8_S531.md)

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