Section 653.55 Of Chapter 3. Immigration Matters From California Penal Code >> Title 15. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3.
653.55
. It is a misdemeanor for any person for compensation to
knowingly make a false or misleading material statement or assertion
of fact in the preparation of an immigration matter which statement
or assertion is detrimentally relied upon by another. Such a
misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not
exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand five
hundred dollars ($2,500), or by both.