Cal. FIN § 1324
This is the official text of Cal. FIN § 1324, part of California’s Financial Code — regulates banks, credit unions, lenders, and other financial institutions.
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Official statutory text
Any director, officer, agent, or employee of any bank who knowingly receives or possesses himself or herself of any of its property otherwise than in payment of a just demand, and with intent to defraud, omits to make or cause to be made a full and true entry thereof in its books and accounts or concurs in omitting to make any material entry thereof is guilty of a felony.
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