TITLE 11

Criminal Offenses

CHAPTER 11-17

Forgery and Counterfeiting

SECTION 11-17-2



   § 11-17-2  Forgery, counterfeiting, or

alteration of state debt certificate or bank bill or note. –

Every person who shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit, or falsely alter any

note, certificate, or other security, in imitation of and purporting to be a

note, certificate, or other security, which has been or hereafter may be issued

for any debt of this state, or any bank bill or note in imitation of or

purporting to be a bank bill which has been or hereafter may be issued by any

corporation which is or hereafter may be established as a bank, in this state

or elsewhere, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years nor less than

two (2) years.



History of Section.

(G.L. 1896, ch. 280, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 346, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch.

398, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 609, § 2; G.L. 1956, §

11-17-2.)