2.15. Fraud

  • A person who intentionally misrepresents a matter of fact - whether by words or by conduct, by false or misleading allegations, or by concealment of what should have been disclosed - that deceives and is intended to deceive another so that such other will act upon it to their disadvantage.

- Penal Code (2)15 is a felony punishable by no more than 20 months imprisonment and no more than a fine of $150.

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