Every person who falsely personates another, in either his private or official capacity, and in such assumed character receives any money or property, knowing that it is intended to be delivered to the individual so personated, with intent to convert the same to his own use, or to that of another person, or to deprive the true owner thereof, is punishable in the same manner and to the same extent as for larceny of the money or property so received.
Cal. Penal Code § 530
False Personation and Cheats
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Freedman v. Queen Insurance (1961)
Most recently applied in 233 Cal. App. 4th 209 - Fredericks v. Superior Court (January 2015)
Amended by Stats. 1905, Ch. 523.
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