Forgery With Written Instrument Arizona In Middlesex
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The punishment for forgery varies from place to place. In most states, a person convicted of misdemeanor must face a jail sentence of at least one year. However, a conviction for felony must face an imprisonment more than one year.
What are the three types of forgery? Three common types of forgery are signature forgery, art forgery, and document forgery. Each of these types of forgery involves different methods of creating or altering documents, signifiers, and objects with the intent to deceive.
Simple Forgery: The act of imitating someone else's signature for fraudulent or deceptive purposes. Simulated Forgery: A more sophisticated form where technology is used to duplicate the signature. Traced Forgery: Involves using a genuine signature as a template to create a forged one.
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.
Under ARS 13-2002, a person commits if, with intent to defraud, the person: Falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument; or. Knowingly possesses a forged instrument; or. Offers or presents, whether accepted or not, a forged instrument or one that contains false information.
To be convicted of Criminal Possession of Forgery Device in Arizona the prosecution must proof the following: You possessed or made any item that could be used in forgery; and. Your intent for use of that item by you or another person was to commit forgery.
Document: The document is the object of forgery. Common documents that may be forged include contracts, deeds, checks, identification cards, government records, and legal documents like passports.
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.