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609.631.2(1)
Statute ID:
1542
Statute Function ID:
26989
Check Forgery-Make or Alter a Check
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
General Offense Code:
Property (2)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Counterfeiting/Fraud, etc (C) (Rank 23)
Detailed Offense Code:
Check Forgery (220)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
250
Counterfeiting/Forgery
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
No
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
Yes
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.631.2(1)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 1987
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Check Forgery-Make or Alter a Check
Statute ID:
1542
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jul 29, 2008 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
System
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Check Forgery-Make or Alter a Check
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/631.html
Legislative Session:
0 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 1, 2006
A person is guilty of check forgery and may be sentenced under subdivision 4 if the person, with intent to defraud, does any of the following: (1) falsely makes or alters a check so that it purports to have been made by another or by the maker under an assumed or fictitious name, or at another time, or with different provisions, or by the authority of one who did not give authority; or (2) falsely endorses or alters a check so that it purports to have been endorsed by another.
