Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-1028
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-1028, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§13A–1028.
Official statutory text
A person subject to this title is guilty of forgery and shall be punished as a court–martial may direct if the person, with intent to defraud:
(1) falsely makes or alters a signature to, or any part of, a writing which would, if genuine, apparently impose a legal liability on another or change the person’s legal right or liability to the person’s prejudice; or
(2) utters, offers, issues, or transfers such a writing, known by the person to be so made or altered.
(1) falsely makes or alters a signature to, or any part of, a writing which would, if genuine, apparently impose a legal liability on another or change the person’s legal right or liability to the person’s prejudice; or
(2) utters, offers, issues, or transfers such a writing, known by the person to be so made or altered.
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