Whenever the false making or uttering of any instrument or writing is forgery, every person who, with intent to defraud, shall offer, dispose of or put off such an instrument or writing subscribed or endorsed in his or her own name or that of any other person, whether such signature be genuine or fictitious, under the pretense that such subscription or endorsement is the act of another person of the same name, or that of a person not in existence, shall be deemed guilty of forgery and shall be punished accordingly.
NRS 205.115
True writing signed by wrongdoer’s name or name of person not in existence
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Sloan v. State Bar of Nevada (1986)
Most recently applied in Sloan v. State Bar of Nevada (October 1986)
[1911 C&P § 403; RL § 6668; NCL § 10355]
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.