California Code
CHAPTER 7 - Other Offenses Against Public Justice
Section 146b.

146b. Every person who, with intent to lead another to believe that a request or demand for information is being made by the State, a county, city, or other governmental entity, when such is not the case, sends to such other person a written or printed form or other communication which reasonably appears to be such request or demand by such governmental entity, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 2135.)