Bond Forgery Crime In Ohio
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Penalties for Criminal Forgery A 1st degree misdemeanor criminal forgery will attract up to 6 months in the local jail, as well as fines of up to $1,000. For a 4th degree felony, the court imposes a 6 to 8 month prison sentence, as well as fines of up to $5,000.
Uttering and forgery were originally common law offences, both misdemeanours. Forgery was the creation of a forged document, with the intent to defraud; whereas uttering was merely use – the passing – of a forged document, that someone else had made, with the intent to defraud.
The first two degrees are felonies and the third degree amounts to a misdemeanor. The first degree forgery involves the actual presentation or use of any falsely made, altered or possessed document with the intent to deceive or defraud. The second degree forgery does not require use or presentation of the documents.
Signing another person's name on a check and then cashing the check are both forgery in Ohio. Using or presenting a forged document, known as “uttering” in Ohio, is also forgery.
Passing a bad check in a face amount of $1,000.00 or more or a combined amount of $1,000.00 from the same person within a 30 day period of time, is a felony, follow rules 1-4 only.
Forgeries start as fifth-degree felonies, punishable by 6 to 12 months of incarceration and a $2,500 fine. These offenses include forgeries involving less than $7,500 or, if the victim is an elderly or disabled adult, less than $100.
