Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 11.46.500 (2026)
Forgery in the first degree
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Sec. 11.46.500. Forgery in the first degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of forgery in the first degree if the person violates AS 11.46.510 and the written instrument is or purports to be
(1) part of an issue of money, securities, postage, revenue stamps, or other valuable instruments issued by a government or governmental agency; or
(2) part of an issue of stock, bonds, or other instruments representing interests in or claims against an organization or its property.
(b) Forgery in the first degree is a class B felony.
(a) A person commits the crime of forgery in the first degree if the person violates AS 11.46.510 and the written instrument is or purports to be
(1) part of an issue of money, securities, postage, revenue stamps, or other valuable instruments issued by a government or governmental agency; or
(2) part of an issue of stock, bonds, or other instruments representing interests in or claims against an organization or its property.
(b) Forgery in the first degree is a class B felony.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1983–1983 · leading case: Heathcock v. State, 670 P.2d 1155 (Alaska Ct. App. 1983).
Heathcock v. State, 670 P.2d 1155 (Alaska Ct. App. 1983). “The legislature has, however, concluded that there is a distinguishing factor between misdemeanor forgeries and felony forgeries: [F]orgery will be a felony when the written instrument falls into one of the four categories described in paragraphs (1)-(2) of AS 11.46.500 or.505,…”
Hemphill v. State, 673 P.2d 888 (Alaska Ct. App. 1983). “The Commentary to the forgery statutes recognizes this distinction between misdemeanor and felony forgeries: Forgery will be a felony when the written instrument falls into one of the four categories described in paragraphs (1) — (2) of AS 11.46.500 or .505. The forging of these…”
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