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Forgery is an interesting charge in Illinois. Most people think one has to create a document that purports to be something it is not. There are many things beyond that: Sec. 17‑3. Forgery.

(a) A person commits forgery when, with intent to defraud, he knowingly:

(1) makes or alters any document apparently capable

of defrauding another in such manner that it purports to have been made by another or at another time, or with different provisions, or by authority of one who did not give such authority; or

(2) issues or delivers such document knowing it to

have been thus made or altered; or

(3) possesses, with intent to issue or deliver, any

such document knowing it to have been thus made or altered; or

(4) unlawfully uses the digital signature, as

defined in the Financial Institutions Electronic Documents and Digital Signature Act, of another; or

(5) unlawfully uses the signature device of another It is a Class 3 Felony with a possible penalty of up to 5 years in prison. Please see related links below.

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The sentence for forgery in Illinois ranges from 2 to 5 years in prison. Forgery is defined in Illinois as a false document that could trick someone into believing it was true.

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