Forgery charges have serious penalties. Under Florida Statute 831.01, forgery involves the unauthorized alteration, creation, falsification, or counterfeiting of any document with legal significance.In Florida, a felony is falsely making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting of certain documents with the intent to injure or defraud another. Florida law is replete with provisions related to forgery and fraud-related offenses, the majority of which are found in Chapter 800 of the Florida Statutes. Forgery is the crime of making, altering, using, or possessing false writing in order to commit fraud. A forged instrument refers to a written document that has been falsely made, completed, or altered.