Forgery Forged Instrument In Orange
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Orange
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US-00419BG
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"Forgery" may be defined as the false making or material alteration of a writing with intent to defraud. An essential element of the crime of forgery is making the false writing. An "Affidavit of Forgery" is a notarized sworn statement attesting that the signature which appears on the questioned document is indeed a forgery, and not authorized by the account holder. This type of affidavit may be made for the purpose of having a Bank reimburse its customer for honoring a forged check, or for the purpose of assisting law enforcement in the investigation and prosecution of the forger.
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Forgery in the Third Degree, New York Penal Law 170.05, is a misdemeanor crime that carries a sentence of up to one year in jail. Forgery, deceive or injure another, he falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument which is or purports to be.Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor forgery crime and can result in up to one year in jail. A forgery is a fake or illegal copy. The (specify) count is Forgery in the Second Degree. Under our law, a person is guilty of Forgery in the Second.