CALCRIM No. 2044

The defendant is charged [in Count] with falsely impersonating

another person in that person’s private or official capacity and

performing certain acts [in violation of Penal Code section 529(a)].

To prove that the defendant is guilty of this crime, the People must

prove that:

1. The defendant falsely impersonated another person in the other

person’s private or official capacity;

1. AND

2. While falsely impersonating that person, the defendant:

2. [A. Posted bail or acted as surety for anyone in any proceeding,

before any judge or officer authorized to take that bail or

surety(;/.)]

2. [OR]

2. [B(1). Verified, published, acknowledged, or proved, in the name

of that person, any written document;

2. AND

2. B(2). When the defendant did so, (he/she) intended that the

written document be recorded, delivered, or used as though

it were an authentic document(./;)]

2. [OR]

2. [C. Did any act that, if done by the person being falsely

impersonated, might cause (that person to be liable in a

lawsuit or criminal prosecution/ [or] that person to pay any

amount of money/ [or] that person to be subject to any

charge, forfeiture, or penalty/ [or] the defendant or anyone

else to receive a benefit as a result).]

New February 2015; Revised March 2021