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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-139

Forgery in the second degree: Class D felony

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Richards v. Ashcroft (2005)

Most recently applied in Bentley v. Greensky Trade Credit, LLC (December 2015)

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 141; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 38; P.A. 76-292, S. 2.) History: 1971 act removed exception re narcotic drugs in Subsec

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(a) A person is guilty of forgery in the second degree when, with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, he falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument or issues or possesses any written instrument which he knows to be forged, which is or purports to be, or which is calculated to become or represent if completed: (1) A deed, will, codicil, contract, assignment, commercial instrument or other instrument which does or may evidence, create, transfer, terminate or otherwise affect a legal right, interest, obligation or status; or (2) a public record or an instrument filed or required or authorized by law to be filed in or with a public office or public servant; or (3) a written instrument officially issued or created by a public office, public servant or governmental instrumentality; or (4) a prescription of a duly licensed physician or other person authorized to issue the same for any drug or any instrument or device used in the taking or administering of drugs for which a prescription is required by law.

(b) “Drugs” as used in this section includes all drugs except controlled drugs as defined in section 21a-240 .

(c) Forgery in the second degree is a class D felony.

Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.