KRS 516.020

Forgery in the first degree

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Harris v. Commonwealth (1994)

Most recently applied in Boyd v. Commonwealth (September 2011)

Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky

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(1) A person is guilty of forgery in the first degree when, with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, he falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument which is or purports to be or which is calculated to become or to represent when completed:

(a) Part of an issue of money, stamps, securities or other valuable instruments issued by a government or governmental agency; or (b) Part of an issue of stock, bonds or other instruments representing interests in or claims against a corporate or other organization or its property.

(2) Forgery in the first degree is a Class C felony.

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