Forgery in California pertains to a wide variety of crimes. Filing a false or forged document with a public office is classified as a felony under PC 115.This type of crime is charged as a felony, which means that an individual that is charged with deed forgery in California will be facing state prison exposure. If you are facing forgery charges, call us at 1-800-755-5174 before you speak to investigators, to find out what your options are and how we can help. According to California PC 470, forgery is the unauthorized, false making or material alteration of a document with the intent to defraud someone. It's a crime under Business and Professions Code 4324 BPC to forge or alter a prescription.