Alabama Code 13A-9-8. Limitation on criminal liability for forgery and criminal possession of forged instrument
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 13A-9-8
- 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
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
A person may not be punished for both the offense of forgery and the offense of criminal possession of a forged instrument with respect to the same instrument, unless arising out of separate and distinct transactions.