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Home » US Law » 2019 US Virgin Islands Code » Title 14 - Crimes » Chapter 39 - Forgery and Counterfeiting

§ 791. Forgery

Whoever, with intent to defraud another— (1) falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits any charter, articles or certificate of incorporation, letters patent, deed, lease, indenture, obligation, will, testament, codicil, annuity, bond, covenant, bankbill or note, post-note, check, draft, bill of exchange, contract, promissory note, due bill for the payment of money or property, receipt for […]

§ 792. Passing forged bills or notes; possession of; penalty

Whoever— (1) has in his possession or receives from another person any forged promissory note or bankbill, or bills for payment of money or property, with the intention to pass the same or to permit, cause, or procure the same to be uttered or passed in order to defraud any person, knowing the same to […]

§ 793. Making and passing fictitious bills and notes

Whoever, with intent to defraud another person, makes, utters, passes, or publishes, or attempts to utter, pass or publish, any fictitious bill, note, or check, or other instrument in writing for the payment of money or property of some bank, corporation, partnership, or individual when, in fact, there is no such bank, corporation, partnership, or […]

§ 794. Sending or delivering false messages

Whoever, with intent to deceive, injure or defraud another person— (1) knowingly and willfully sends by telegraph, radio or cable a false or forged message, purporting to be from such telegraph, radio or cable office or from any other person; (2) willfully delivers or causes to be delivered to any person any such message falsely […]

§ 795. Filing or recording forged instruments

Whoever knowingly procures or offers any false or forged instrument to be filed, registered, or recorded in any public office within the Virgin Islands, which instrument if genuine, might be filed, registered or recorded under the laws of the Virgin Islands or under the laws of the United States applicable to the Virgin Islands, shall […]