(a) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree if he or she possesses or utters a forged instrument of a kind covered in Section 13A-9-3.1 with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to defraud.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class D felony1 to 5 yearsup to $7,500
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-6
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 13A-9-6.1

(b) Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree is a Class D felony.
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