Ohio Code 126.40 – Forgery recovery fund
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There is hereby created in the state treasury the forgery recovery fund. The fund shall consist of all moneys collected by the attorney general from the resolution of cases of fraud or forgery involving warrants issued by the director of the office of budget and management. The director shall use the fund to pay costs associated with the reissue of state warrants to payees whose warrants were fraudulently redeemed.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 126.40
- Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59