Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-9-6 (2026)
Criminal Possession of Forged Instrument in the Second Degree.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
(a) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree if he possesses or utters any forged instrument of a kind specified in Section 13A-9-3 with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to defraud.
(b) Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4011.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 39
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: United States v. Martinez-Gonzalez, 663 F.3d 1305 (11th Cir. 2011).
United States v. Martinez-Gonzalez, 663 F.3d 1305 (11th Cir. 2011). “” Martinez-Gonzalez points out that the traditional common law definition of forgery is the manufacture of forged instruments and argues that his conviction for possessing a forged instrument should thus not qualify as a crime “relating to” forgery.”
Ex Parte Jackson, 672 So. 2d 810 (Ala. 1995). “1993), erroneously stated that Jackson had been convicted of four counts of possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, in violation of § 13A-9-6, Ala.Code 1975, and that he had been sentenced for a term in prison for those charges.”
Turner v. State, 610 So. 2d 1198 (Ala. Crim. App. 1992). “The appellant, Roosevelt Turner, received a 21-year sentence under the Alabama Habitual Felony Offender Act, § 13A-5-9, Code of Alabama 1975, for his conviction for criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, pursuant to § 13A-9-6, Code of Alabama 1975. The…”
Bland v. State, 565 So. 2d 1240 (Ala. Crim. App. 1990). “Laura Bland pleaded guilty and was convicted of the offense of criminal possession of a forged instrument (a check) in the second degree in violation of Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-9-6. She was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment as a habitual offender.”
Evans v. State, 794 So. 2d 411 (Ala. 2000). “Aaron Evans was convicted of one count of second-degree possession of a forged instrument, in violation of § 13A-9-6, Ala. Code 1975; seven counts of illegal absentee voting, in violation of § 19-10-17; and seven counts of second-degree forgery, in violation of § 13A-9-3.”
Jackson v. State, 640 So. 2d 1025 (Ala. Crim. App. 1992). “The appellant was charged in a 10-count indictment with capital murder, in violation of § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Code of Alabama 1975; four counts of forgery in the second degree, in violation of § 13A-9-3, Code of Alabama 1975; and four counts of possession of a forged instrument in…”
Ex Parte Brooks, 562 So. 2d 604 (Ala. 1990). “77), endorsed with the names of William Day and Hazel Day, which falsely purports to be the act of William Day and Hazel Day, and having knowledge that said instrument was forged, in violation of § 13A-9-6 of the Code of Alabama." Ex parte Airhart, 477 So.”
Brooks v. State, 456 So. 2d 1142 (Ala. Crim. App. 1984). “II Appellant next contends that a bank withdrawal slip is not a document named in § 13A-9-3, Code of Alabama 1975, and therefore will not support a conviction under § 13A-9-6 regarding forged instruments. Section 13A-9-3 in pertinent part reads: "(1) a deed, will, codicil,…”
Davis v. State, 620 So. 2d 136 (Ala. Crim. App. 1993). “” Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-9-6(a). It is a Class C felony.”
Shaw v. State, 148 So. 3d 745 (Ala. Crim. App. 2013). “” On the other hand, § 13A-9-6(a), Ala.Code 1975, provides that “[a] person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree if he possesses or utters any forged instrument of a kind specified in Section 13A-9-3 with knowledge that it is…”
Kellett v. State, 577 So. 2d 915 (Ala. Crim. App. 1990). “The appellant was convicted of four counts of theft of property in the first degree, in violation of § 13A-8-3, Code of Alabama (1975), three counts of theft of property in the second degree, in violation of § 13A-8-4, Code of Alabama (1975), and six counts of possession of a…”
Brooks v. State, 562 So. 2d 601 (Ala. Crim. App. 1989). “PATTERSON, Judge Appellant, Samuel Robert Brooks, was indicted in a two-count indictment for theft of property in the first degree, in violation of § 13A-8-3, Code of Alabama 1975, and possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, in violation of § 13A-9-6. A jury…”
— Ala. Code § 13A-9-6(a) — 6 cases
Shaw v. State, 148 So. 3d 745 (Ala. Crim. App. 2013). “” On the other hand, § 13A-9-6(a), Ala.Code 1975, provides that “[a] person commits the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree if he possesses or utters any forged instrument of a kind specified in Section 13A-9-3 with knowledge that it is…”
Davis v. State, 620 So. 2d 136 (Ala. Crim. App. 1993). “” Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-9-6(a). It is a Class C felony.”
Derrick Myron Lloyd v. David T. Marshall, 525 F. App'x 889 (11th Cir. 2013).
Jones v. State, 71 So. 3d 36 (Ala. Crim. App. 2009).
Fulgham v. State, 766 So. 2d 186 (Ala. Crim. App. 1999).
— Ala. Code § 13A-9-6(b) — 1 case
Davis v. State, 620 So. 2d 136 (Ala. Crim. App. 1993). “” Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-9-6(a). It is a Class C felony.”
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