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Texas Penal Code - PENAL § 32.21. Forgery. (C) to possess a writing that is forged within the meaning of Paragraph (A) with intent to utter it in a manner specified in Paragraph (B). (C) symbols of value, right, privilege, or identification.
For purposes of Subsection (e-1), it is presumed that a person in possession of money that is forged within the meaning of Subsection (a)(1)(A) intended to obtain a property or service of a value equal to the total purported value of the forged money.
(a) A person commits an offense if, to obtain or increase a benefit or other payment, either for the person or another person, under this subtitle, the unemployment compensation law of another state, or any act or program of the United States that is administered by the commission, the person:
9 wrz 2015 · There are very severe penalties for a forgery conviction in Texas. The severity of the penalties is based on the nature of the forgery incident. For example, a person who forges a check , a credit card, a will or a mortgage may be convicted of a state jail felony.
18 sie 2022 · However, when people forge someone else’s signature, they are in fact committing a fraud crime under Section 32.21 of the Texas Penal Code. Under Sec. 32.21, It can be very easy for someone to sign another person’s signature on a check, an insurance document, a loan application, a credit card application, or other such document.
27 sty 2023 · Forgery is a first-degree felony if the defendant forged the writing in order to obtain property or services worth $300,000 or more. A felony of the first degree is punishable by a minimum 5-year prison term and up to 99 years and a fine of up to $10,000.
Sec. 32.21. FORGERY. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Forge” means: (A) to alter, make, complete, execute, or authenticate any writing so that it purports: (i) to be the act of another who did not authorize that act;
