Section 13A-9-3 - Forgery in the second degree(a) A person commits the crime of forgery in the second degree if, with intent to defraud, he or she falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument which is or purports to be, or which is calculated to become or to represent if completed: (1) A deed, will, codicil, or contract which does or may evidence, create, transfer, terminate or otherwise affect a legal right, interest, obligation or status; or(2) A public record, or an instrument filed or required or authorized by law to be filed in a public office or with a public employee; or(3) A written instrument officially issued or created by a public office, public employees or government agency.(b) Forgery in the second degree is a Class C felony.Ala. Code § 13A-9-3 (1975)
Amended by Act 2015-185,§ 2, eff. 1/30/2016 if the Director of Finance certifies that specific funding to implement the provisions of this act has been appropriated to the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Department of Corrections.Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4006; Acts 1979, No. 79-471, p. 862, §1.