H.B. 215

1

FORGERY AMENDMENTS
2 2001 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 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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