Fraudulent Evidence of Vehicle Registration

Vehicle Code § 4463

What counts as a violation of Vehicle Code § 4463(a)?

Vehicle Code § 4463(a) makes it illegal for a person who, with intent to prejudice, damage, or defraud, either

  1. Alters, forges, or falsifies
  2. publishes, passes, or attempts to pass

Any of the following:

  • Certificate of ownership
  • Registration card
  • License plate
  • Certificate
  • License

Vehicle Code § 4463 makes it illegal for a person who, with intent to prejudice, damage, or defraud, either

  1. Alters, forges, or falsifies; or
  2. Publishes, passes, or attempts to pass, a disabled person placard

 

What is the punishment for a violation of Vehicle Code § 4463?

A violation of Vehicle Code § 4463(a) is a felony punishable by imprisonment for 16 months, or two or three years, or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year

A violation of Vehicle Code § 4463(b) is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for six months, a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both that fine and imprisonment

What defenses are available for a violation of Vehicle Code § 4463?

  1. There was no intent to defraud
  2. You did not know the materials were false

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