Code of Virginia § 18.2-172. Forging, uttering, etc., other writings.

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Miriam Webster definition:

Forgery an act of forging  especially : the crime of falsely and fraudulently making or altering a document

Uttering  specifically : to circulate (something, such as a forged or counterfeit note) as if legal or genuine

§ 18.2-172. Forging, uttering, etc., other writings.

If any person forge any writing, other than such as is mentioned in §§ 18.2-168 and 18.2-170, to the prejudice of another’s right, or utter, or attempt to employ as true, such forged writing, knowing it to be forged, he shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony. …

Code 1950, § 18.1-96; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

 

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