Forgery is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person creates or alters an official document or record. A man is facing charges for Forgery, Theft, and Check Fraud after creating a cashing fake checks. According to the news, the Colorado man was investigated after multiple fraudulent checks were being cashed. In fact, the bank accounts were linked to the Mesa County Combined Courts. The man had allegedly used valid checks from the court to create fake ones. One of the checks even had the forged signature of a district court judge. When a search warrant was issued, the man was found in possession of numerous fraudulent checks, credit cards in other people’s names, and a list of social security numbers. The man was arrested and is being held on a $30,000 cash bond.
Fort Collins Forgery Attorney: What is the Definition of Forgery in Larimer County?
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.
Whether you are creating a fake id from scratch, or just altering the one you have to change some of the information on the id, it is charged as Forgery. In Fort Collins, Forgery is a class 5 felony.
Forgery and Second Degree Forgery: How Are These Charges Different in Loveland?
Forgery is a pretty all-encompassing charge in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park. By that, I mean that the language covers almost every type of document that it can. But, just in case it missed something, Second Degree Forgery has it covered. Second Degree Forgery is charged when:
Second Degree Forgery is a class 1 misdemeanor.