In South Carolina, forging a judge’s signature is a serious felony offense. The crime is defined as intentionally signing a document or writing with the intent to deceive or defraud someone by creating the false impression that it was signed by a judge. Forging a judge’s signature carries a sentence of up to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to $5,000. There are two main types of South Carolina forging a judge’s signature: (1) forging a judge’s signature on a legal document, such as a court order or a writ; and (2) forging a judge’s signature on a check or other document. In either case, the individual found guilty of this crime could face serious legal consequences.
South Carolina FORGING A JUDGE'S SIGNATURE
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Official Pattern Jury Instructions for Criminal Cases in Federal District Court of South Carolina. All converted to Word format. Please see the official site for addional information. http://www.scd.uscourts.gov/pji/
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(2) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, if the amount of the forgery is less than ten thousand dollars.
As laid out in South Carolina General Code Section 16-13-240, it is a crime to obtain a signature, money, or property from someone under false pretenses or misrepresentation of a fact with ?intent to cheat and defraud a person of that property.? Simply put, if you obtain money, property, or the title to property from
In South Carolina, there is no statute of limitations on crime. However, in the context of South Carolina personal injury or wrongful death cases, the clock usually starts on the day of the incident (exp. car accident). In most cases, you have 3 years to file suit against a non-governmental defendant.
S.C. Code § 16-13-230 defines it this way: (A) A person committing a breach of trust with a fraudulent intention or a person who hires or counsels another person to commit a breach of trust with a fraudulent intention is guilty of larceny.
SC's forgery law is found in SC Code § 16-13-10, which makes it a crime to 1) create a false document, 2) publish or use a false document, 3) create or make changes to a record or land plat, or 4) help someone else create or use a false document or create or make changes to a record or land plat.
Under South Carolina law, there is no statute of limitations for any crime. There is no criminal statute of limitations in South Carolina.