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UTTERING & PUBLISHING
Uttering
and publishing involves the publication of a forged instrument. One of
the more common situations involves issuing a forged check. However, the
charge is not limited to checks alone. Presenting any type of forged or
false instrument as genuine can result in uttering and publishing charges.
For example, presenting a false purchase receipt for refund in a retail
situation. The law reads as follows:
Any person
who shall utter and publish as true, any false, forged, altered or counterfeit
record, deed, instrument or other writing mentioned in the preceding section,
knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or counterfeit, with intent
to injure or defraud as aforesaid, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable
by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 14 years.
Many municipalities have their own local ordinance version of forgery
and/or uttering and publishing which are generally misdemeanors punishable
by up to 90 days of incarceration.
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