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Cal. Penal Code § 475 (2026)

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(a)Every person who possesses or receives, with the intent to pass or facilitate the passage or utterance of any forged, altered, or counterfeit items, or completed items contained in subdivision (d) of Section 470 with intent to defraud, knowing the same to be forged, altered, or counterfeit, is guilty of forgery.

(b)Every person who possesses any blank or unfinished check, note, bank bill, money order, or traveler’s check, whether real or fictitious, with the intention of completing the same or the intention of facilitating the completion of the same, in order to defraud any person, is guilty of forgery.

(c)Every person who possesses any completed check, money order, traveler’s check, warrant or county order, whether real or fictitious, with the intent to utter or pass or facilitate the utterance or passage of the same, in order to defraud any person, is guilty of forgery.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 40 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1963–2025 · leading case: Eduardo Velasquez-Rios v. William Barr, 988 F.3d 1081 (9th Cir. 2020).

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Eduardo Velasquez-Rios v. William Barr, 988 F.3d 1081 (9th Cir. 2020). “1 On July 22, 2002, he pled guilty to misdemeanor forgery under California Penal Code § 475(a) and was sentenced to twelve days in the Orange County Jail, eight days of community service, and a fine.”

People v. Holman, 214 Cal. App. 4th 1438 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). “(a)), passing a counterfeit bill (Pen. Code, § 475, subd. (a)), misdemeanor charges of sale or transportation of marijuana, and possession of a controlled drug without a prescription.”

People v. Mutter, 1 Cal. App. 5th 429 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016). “*432 FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Defendant was charged with two offenses, both alleged to have occurred on or about November 30, 2013: (1) forgery, in that defendant willfully and unlawfully possessed or received a counterfeit item with the intent to pass the item, knowing it…”

Mark Richards v. John Ashcroft, 400 F.3d 125 (2d Cir. 2005). “§§ 477 , 480 (criminalizing possession of specified forged instruments); Cal.Penal Code § 475 (same); Del.Code Ann.”

People v. Stout, 424 P.2d 704 (Cal. 1967). “Code, § 11531), possession of forged checks (Pen. Code, § 475), receiving stolen property (Pen.”

People v. Barker, 182 Cal. App. 3d 921 (Cal. Ct. App. 1986). “As previously stated, the court sentenced appellant to prison for twenty years by adding to the aggravated upper base term of six years for burglary, three years for the great bodily injury enhancement, five years each for separate prior burglary and robbery felony convictions,…”

People v. Phillips, 229 Cal. App. 2d 496 (Cal. Ct. App. 1964). “On this appeal from a conviction for possession of forged checks for payment of money (Pen. Code, § 475), and conspiracy to commit forgery (Pen.”

People v. Burke, 14 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 976 (Cal. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 2× “Code, § 496) and possession of a blank check with intent to defraud (Pen. Code, § 475). On March 9, 1972, the Producers Cotton Oil Company in Fresno was burglarized; a check protector and many blank forms of bank drafts were stolen.”

In Re Edgerly, 131 Cal. App. 3d 88 (Cal. Ct. App. 1982). “On August 5, 1981, petitioner’s probation was revoked at a hearing in which the trial court admitted, over petitioner’s Winson objection, the transcript of a preliminary hearing at which petitioner was held to answer on charges of forgery (Pen. Code, § 475), receiving stolen…”

People v. Howard, 62 Cal. App. 3d 1019 (Cal. Ct. App. 1976). “Code, § 496) and three counts of possessing forged notes (Pen. Code, § 475). At his preliminary hearing on October 17, 1975, his motion to quash the search warrant was denied and he was held to answer.”

State v. Yanez, 373 N.W.2d 640 (Minn. Ct. App. 1985). “Penal Code § 470) and possession of completed check (Cal.Penal Code § 475) are similar to Minnesota aggravated forgery offenses, Minn.”

People v. Mathers, 183 Cal. App. 4th 1464 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010). “A jury convicted defendant Robert Jay Mathers of possession of a forged completed check (Pen. Code, § 475, subd. (c)—count l), 1 possession, passing, or attempting to pass a fictitious check (§ 476—count 2), second degree burglary (§ 459—count 3), writing a check with…”

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— Cal. Penal Code § 475(a) — 2 cases

Eduardo Velasquez-Rios v. Robert Wilkinson (9th Cir. 2021).

— Cal. Penal Code § 475(b) — 1 case

State of Washington v. Freddy Munoz Razo (Wash. Ct. App. 2021).

— Cal. Penal Code § 475(c) — 1 case

Hill v. Hartley, 592 F. Supp. 2d 1282 (E.D. Cal. 2008).

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