Forgery is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person falsely creates / alters / or is caught forging an official document. A school employee is facing these charges after he got desperate waiting for official certificates of completion to arrive. According to the report, the athletic director and transportation supervisor was trying to fulfill the need for more bus drivers. He had fully qualified drivers, who completed the necessary training, but were just waiting for the state to mail the certificates of completion. In order to get things moving along and get the drivers driving, he forged the certificates that are supposed to be issued by the state. Upon hearing about the investigation, the transportation supervisor resigned from the school and turned himself in.
Larimer County Forging Documents Lawyer: Definition of Forgery
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Forgery – C.R.S. 18-5-102 – is:
(a) Part of an issue of money, stamps, securities, or other valuable instruments issued by a government or government 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; or
(c) A deed, will, codicil, contract, assignment, commercial instrument, promissory note, check, or other instrument which does or may evidence, create, transfer, terminate, or otherwise affect a legal right, interest, obligation, or status; or
(d) A public record or an instrument filed or required by law to be filed or legally fileable in or with a public office or public servant; or
(e) A written instrument officially issued or created by a public office, public servant, or government agency; or
(f) Part of an issue of tokens, transfers, certificates, or other articles manufactured and designed for use in transportation fees upon public conveyances, or as symbols of value usable in place of money for the purchase of property or services available to the public for compensation; or
(g) Part of an issue of lottery tickets or shares designed for use in the lottery held pursuant to article 40 of title 44; or
(h) A document-making implement that may be used or is used in the production of a false identification document or in the production of another document-making implement to produce false identification documents.
Because the man altered a certificate, which was a written instrument issued by a public office, he would likely be charged under subsection (e).
Punishment for Forgery in Loveland and Estes Park, Colorado
In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, Forgery is a class 5 felony. This level felony is punishable by 1 to 3 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections and up to $100,000 in fines.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Forgery, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-658-0007 to schedule your free consultation today. Together, we can protect your future.
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