It's simply described as knowingly filing a forged or false document with a California government office. Penal Code § 115 PC makes it a crime knowingly to file, register, or record a false or forged document in any public office within the state.In many instances, the crime of forgery involves using a fake government seal to make the forged document appear official or state-sanctioned. According to California Penal Code 115, it is illegal to file, register, or record a false or forged document with a California public office. The crime of filing a false document is, as the name implies, filing a false or forged document with any Government Office in the State of California. This law criminalizes the act of someone knowingly filing a forged or false document with a government office in California.