Rhode Island § 11-17-2 § 11-17-2. Forgery, counterfeiting, or alteration of state debt certificate or bank bill or note.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-17-2 — § 11-17-2. Forgery, counterfeiting, or alteration of state debt certificate or bank bill or note.

Rhode Island § 11-17-2

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-17Forgery and Counterfeiting

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-17-2 (2026).

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§ 11-17-2. Forgery, counterfeiting, or alteration of state debt certificate or bank bill or note.
Every person who shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit, or falsely alter any note,
            certificate, or other security, in imitation of and purporting to be a note, certificate,
            or other security, which has been or hereafter may be issued for any debt of this
            state, or any bank bill or note in imitation of or purporting to be a bank bill which
            has been or hereafter may be issued by any corporation which is or hereafter may be
            established as a bank, in this state or elsewhere, shall be imprisoned not exceeding
            ten (10) years nor less than two (2) years.
    

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§ 11-17-2. Forgery, counterfeiting, or alteration of state debt certificate or bank bill or note.

Every person who shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit, or falsely alter any note, certificate, or other security, in imitation of and purporting to be a note, certificate, or other security, which has been or hereafter may be issued for any debt of this state, or any bank bill or note in imitation of or purporting to be a bank bill which has been or hereafter may be issued by any corporation which is or hereafter may be established as a bank, in this state or elsewhere, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years nor less than two (2) years.