West Virginia § 61-4-4 Making plates, etc., for forgery; possession of same; penalty

West Virginia Statutes

§ 61-4-4 — Making plates, etc., for forgery; possession of same; penalty

West Virginia § 61-4-4

Ch. 61CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT

Art. 4FORGERY AND CRIMES AGAINST THE CURRENCY

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W. Va. Code § 61-4-4 (2026).

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If any person engrave, stamp, or cast, or otherwise make or mend any plate, block, press or other thing adapted and designed for the forging and false-making of any writing or other thing, the forging or false-making whereof is punishable by this article; or if such person have in his possession any such plate, block, press, or other thing, with intent to use, or cause or permit it to be used, in forging or false-making any such writing or other thing, he shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than two nor more ten years.

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If any person engrave, stamp, or cast, or otherwise make or mend any plate, block, press or other thing adapted and designed for the forging and false-making of any writing or other thing, the forging or false-making whereof is punishable by this article; or if such person have in his possession any such plate, block, press, or other thing, with intent to use, or cause or permit it to be used, in forging or false-making any such writing or other thing, he shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than two nor more ten years.