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A.R.S. § 13-2002

Forgery; classification; definitions

Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Applications of Oppenheimer (1964)

Most recently applied in Juan Carlos Herrera-Magallanes v. Loretta E. Lynch (August 2015)

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A. A person commits forgery if, with intent to defraud, the person:

1. Falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument; or

2. Knowingly possesses a forged instrument; or

3. Offers or presents, whether accepted or not, a forged instrument or one that contains false information.

B. The possession of five or more forged instruments may give rise to an inference that the instruments are possessed with an intent to defraud.

C. Forgery is a class 4 felony, including if the forged instrument is a gift card, except that if the forged instrument is used in connection with the purchase, lease or renting of a dwelling that is used as a drop house it is a class 3 felony.

D. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Drop house" means property that is used to facilitate smuggling pursuant to section 13-2319.

2. "Gift card" has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-1813.

Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.