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Home » US Law » 2022 Alaska Statutes » Title 11. Criminal Law » Chapter 46. Offenses Against Property » Article 5. Forgery and Related Offenses.

Sec. 11.46.500. Forgery in the first degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of forgery in the first degree if the person violates AS 11.46.510 and the written instrument is or purports to be (1) part of an issue of money, securities, postage, revenue stamps, or other valuable instruments issued by a government or governmental agency; or (2) part of an issue […]

Sec. 11.46.505. Forgery in the second degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of forgery in the second degree if the person violates AS 11.46.510 and the instrument is or purports to be (1) a deed, will, codicil, contract, assignment, negotiable or other commercial instrument, or other document which does or may evidence, create, transfer, alter, terminate, or otherwise affect a legal […]

Sec. 11.46.510. Forgery in the third degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of forgery in the third degree if, with intent to defraud, the person (1) falsely makes, completes, or alters a written instrument; (2) knowingly possesses a forged instrument; or (3) knowingly utters a forged instrument. (b) Forgery in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.

Sec. 11.46.520. Criminal possession of a forgery device.

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forgery device if, with intent to use it or aid another to use it for purposes of forgery, the person makes or possesses (1) a plate, die, or other device, apparatus, equipment, or article specifically designed for use in forging written instruments; or (2) […]

Sec. 11.46.530. Criminal simulation.

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal simulation if, (1) with intent to defraud, the person makes or alters any object in such a manner that it appears to have a rarity, age, source, or authorship that it does not in fact possess; or (2) with knowledge of its true character and with intent […]

Sec. 11.46.540. Obtaining a signature by deception.

(a) A person commits the crime of obtaining a signature by deception if, with intent to defraud, the person causes another to sign or execute a written instrument by deception. (b) Obtaining a signature by deception is a class A misdemeanor.

Sec. 11.46.550. Offering a false instrument for recording in the first degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of offering a false instrument for recording in the first degree if, knowing that a written instrument relating to or affecting property or directly affecting a contractual relationship contains a false statement or false information, and with intent to defraud, the person presents or offers it to a public […]

Sec. 11.46.560. Offering a false instrument for recording in the second degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of offering a false instrument for recording in the second degree if (1) under AS 40.17, the person presents a lien to the recorder for registration, filing, or recording with reckless disregard that the lien is not (A) provided for by a specific state or federal statute or municipal […]

Sec. 11.46.565. Criminal impersonation in the first degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal impersonation in the first degree if the person (1) possesses an access device or identification document of another person; (2) without authorization of the other person, uses the access device or identification document of another person to obtain a false identification document, open an account at a […]

Sec. 11.46.570. Criminal impersonation in the second degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of criminal impersonation in the second degree if the person (1) assumes a false identity and does an act in the assumed character with intent to defraud, commit a crime, or obtain a benefit to which the person is not entitled; or (2) pretends to be a representative of […]

Sec. 11.46.580. Definitions.

(a) In AS 11.46.500 – 11.46.580, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) to “falsely alter” a written instrument means to change, without authorization by anyone entitled to grant it, a written instrument, whether complete or incomplete, by means of erasure, obliteration, deletion, insertion of new matter, transposition of matter, or any other manner, so that […]