Cal. Penal Code § 578
Cal. Penal Code § 578
California · California Penal Code · Status: effective · Effective 2011-04-04
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- Cal. Penal Code § 578, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/887401
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Every person carrying on the business of a warehouseman, wharfinger, or other depositary of property, who issues any receipt, bill of lading, or other voucher for any merchandise of any description, which has not been actually received upon the premises of that person, and is not under his or her actual control at the time of issuing such instrument, whether that instrument is issued to a person as being the owner of that merchandise or as security for any indebtedness, is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.