Contact the accomplished attorneys at Marshall Criminal Defense at 855-450-8310 if you were arrested or charged with Forgery in New Jersey. In New Jersey (2C: 21-1) the crime of forgery occurs when someone intentionally defrauds another or knowingly facilitates such fraudulent activity.Penalties for these charges include up to five years in prison. Forgery, or the common law crime of the falsification of a document, signature, or banknote, is covered under a number of statutes in Massachusetts law. This charge is a felony.