Criminal Law

Forgery

Under PA law, a person may be charged with forgery if he intentionally and/or knowingly (1)alters any writing of another without his authority; (2)makes, completes, executes, authenticates, issues or transfers any writing that he purports to be of another person without that persons authority or (3)utters any writing which he knows to be forged in a manner specified in paragraphs (1) or (2).

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Important: Statute of Limitations

Depending on the context of the forgery, it can be categorized as an F2 (money, securities, postage or revenue stamps, government instrument, stock, bond, etc.); F3 (will, deed, contract, release, commercial instrument, or other document affecting legal relations) or M1 (most other instances).

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