Forgery: Altering documents or signatures to deceive a bank into releasing funds. If a person forges a credit card, check, mortgage, or will, they can be convicted of a felony.Arrested for forgery? The Law Offices of Richard C. McConathy represent clients throughout Collin County including Plano, McKinney, Frisco, and Allen, TX. I recently received a letter from Collin County appraisal district requiring me to reapply for my homestead exemption. Anybody with a pen and paper can fill out a blank deed and forge your name because Texas law prevents "locking" property title. Title monitoring services cannot prevent forged documents from being filed, and their primary benefit is to monitor property records.