Cal. FIN § 2152
This is the official text of Cal. FIN § 2152, part of California’s Financial Code — regulates banks, credit unions, lenders, and other financial institutions.
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Official statutory text
(a) A person that intentionally makes a false statement, misrepresentation, or false certification in a record filed or required to be maintained under this division or that intentionally makes a false entry or omits a material entry in such a record is guilty of a felony.
(b) A person that knowingly engages in an activity for which a license is required under this division without being licensed or exempt from licensure under this division is guilty of a felony.
(c) Nothing in this division limits the power of the state to punish any person for any act that constitutes a crime under any statute.
(b) A person that knowingly engages in an activity for which a license is required under this division without being licensed or exempt from licensure under this division is guilty of a felony.
(c) Nothing in this division limits the power of the state to punish any person for any act that constitutes a crime under any statute.
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