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FORGERY AMENDMENTS

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2001 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Neal B. Hendrickson

             5      This act modifies the Criminal Code regarding the offense of possession of a forged writing
             6      or forgery tools with intent to defraud, by removing the provisions for a lesser offense of a
             7      class A misdemeanor in specified circumstances, so that the offense is specified as a third
             8      degree felony in all circumstances.
             9      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             10      AMENDS:
             11          76-6-502, as last amended by Chapter 32, Laws of Utah 1974
             12      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             13          Section 1. Section 76-6-502 is amended to read:
             14           76-6-502. Possession of forged writing or device for writing.
             15          Any person who, with intent to defraud, knowingly possesses any writing that is a forgery
             16      as defined in Section 76-6-501 , or who with intent to defraud knowingly possesses any device for
             17      making any [such] writing that is a forgery as defined in Section 76-6-501 , is guilty of a [felony
             18      of the] third degree[, except where the altering, making, completion, execution, issuance, transfer,
             19      publication, or utterance of such writing would constitute a class A misdemeanor, in which event
             20      the possession of the writing or device for making such a writing shall constitute a class A
             21      misdemeanor] felony.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-5-01 12:16 PM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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