Kansas · Kansas Statutes Annotated — Chapter 21, Crimes and Punishments
K.S.A. Ch. 21 § 21-5823: Forgery
What this law says, in plain English
Forgery is making, altering, endorsing, issuing, or possessing written instruments with intent to defraud, when they falsely purport to be made or authorized by another person. It is classified as a severity level 8 nonperson felony with mandatory minimum imprisonment on repeat convictions.
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