(1)Forgery of any document, which is not made felony under this or any other statute for the time being in force, if committed with intent to defraud, shall be a misdemeanour and punishable with imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding two years.
Penalties. Forgery can be a fourth-degree offense in Superior Court, punishable by up to 18 months in prison, and a $10,000 fine. If the offense involves 15 or more forged documents, it can be a third-degree offense, punishable by 3 to 5 years in jail, and a $15,000 fine.
Second-Degree Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument Examples might include: Forged checks or credit card receipts. driver's licenses or state IDs. Altered legal documents like wills or deeds.
(1)It is an offence for a person to make, or to have in his custody or under his control, any thing which he intends to use, or to permit any other person to use, for the purpose of making a counterfeit of a currency note or of a protected coin with the intention that it be passed or tendered as genuine.
A person who makes false allegations can be prosecuted for perverting the course of justice, which is an offence that carries an immediate custodial sentence in most cases. The Crown Prosecution Service do prosecute false accusers.
Forging a signature is a serious offense that can lead to criminal charges and legal consequences, including fines and imprisonment. It is a breach of trust and can cause significant harm to the victim, both financially and legally.
A conviction on forgery in Massachusetts can result in punishment of imprisonment in the state prison for up to ten years or a jail or house of correction sentence of up to two years.
If d documents are produced by amateurs there are some key slip-ups you can spot. Numbers missing or not adding up. Data entry errors. Altered elements. Edited logos.
Any person who forges any document or electronic record is guilty of an offence which, unless otherwise stated, is a felony and he is liable, unless owing to the circumstances of the forgery or the nature of the thing forged some other punishment is provided, to imprisonment for three years.
Some of the potential examples include: Forged Check: If you try to forge a check in someone else's name, you could be guilty of uttering a forged instrument. You do not necessarily need to create an entirely new check.