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9 years in prison , and a $15,500 fine.

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Every person who forges, counterfeits, erases, alters, or falsifies any enrollment, license, certificate, permit, or other document, mentioned or required in title 50 of the Revised Statutes, to be granted by any officer of the revenue, such person, so offending, shall be liable to a minimum penalty of $500

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I just got put in county jail in Oklahoma for 2 counts of second degree forgery my bail was 2000 and the paper said each count is punishable up to 7 years

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it depends on your state law and what kind of document it was

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1-10 year

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According to the state statues, the penalty would be determined by how the state interprets the offense. Most states view a forged signature on any legal document as fraud. In most states it would constitute a Class A fraudulent offense. The penalty would likely be a fine and a record filing of fraud on the offenders police record.


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