§ 4101. Forgery.
§ 4102. Simulating objects of antiquity, rarity, etc.
§ 4103. Fraudulent destruction, removal or concealment of recordable instruments.
§ 4104. Tampering with records or identification.
§ 4105. Bad checks.
§ 4106. Access Device Fraud.
§ 4106.1. Unlawful device-making equipment.
§ 4107. Deceptive business practices.
§ 4107.1. Deception relating to kosher food products.
§ 4107.2. Deception relating to certification of minority business enterprise or women's business enterprise.
§ 4108. Commercial bribery and breach of duty to act disinterestedly.
§ 4109. Rigging publicly exhibited contest.
§ 4110. Defrauding secured creditors.
§ 4111. Fraud in insolvency.
§ 4112. Receiving deposits in a failing financial institution.
§ 4113. Misapplication of entrusted property and property of government or financial institutions.
§ 4114. Securing execution of documents by deception.
§ 4115. Falsely impersonating persons privately employed.
§ 4116. Copying; recording devices.
§ 4117. Insurance fraud.
§ 4118. Washing vehicle titles.
§ 4119. Trademark Counterfeiting.
§ 4120. Identity theft.
(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of forgery if, with intent to defraud or injure anyone, or with knowledge that he is facilitating a fraud or injury to be perpetrated by anyone, the actor:
(b) Definition.--As used in this section the word "writing" includes printing or any other method of recording information, money, coins, tokens, stamps, seals, credit cards, badges, trademarks, and other symbols of value, right, privilege, or identification.
(c) Grading.--Forgery is a felony of the second degree if the writing is or purports to be part of an issue of money, securities, postage or revenue stamps, or other instruments issued by the government, or part of an issue of stock, bonds or other instruments representing interests in or claims against any property or enterprise. Forgery is a felony of the third degree if the writing is or purports to be a will, deed, contract, release, commercial instrument, or other document evidencing, creating, transferring, altering, terminating, or otherwise affecting legal relations. Otherwise forgery is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
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