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Alaska Stat. § 11.46.505 (2026)

Forgery in the second degree

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Sec. 11.46.505. Forgery in the second degree.
 (a) A person commits the crime of forgery in the second degree if the person violates AS 11.46.510 and the instrument is or purports to be
     (1) a deed, will, codicil, contract, assignment, negotiable or other commercial instrument, or other document which does or may evidence, create, transfer, alter, terminate, or otherwise affect a legal right, interest, obligation, or status; or

     (2) a public record.

 (b) Forgery in the second degree is a class C felony.




Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2021 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Hughes, 986 A.2d 159 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2009).
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Commonwealth v. Hughes, 986 A.2d 159 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2009). · cites it 2× “[4] Although not dispositive, I observe that many other states have apparently adopted, in whole or in part, Model Penal Code 224.1, and concluded that a check is a commercial instrument.”
Heathcock v. State, 670 P.2d 1155 (Alaska Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 4× “James Heathcock pled guilty to a charge of forgery in the second degree, AS 11.46.505(a)(1). He was charged with forging a check for $550.”
Hemphill v. State, 673 P.2d 888 (Alaska Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 6× “Hemphill moved to dismiss the indictment on the ground that AS 11.46.505 violated his right to equal protection of the law guaranteed by the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution and article 1, section 1 of the Alaska Constitution.”
Vandergriff v. State, 125 P.3d 360 (Alaska Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “For these reasons, I conclude that the Neal rule does not implicate the Sixth Amendment concerns expressed in Apprendi, Blakely, and Booker . Accordingly, I concur with my colleagues that a defendant has no right to have a jury decide the sentencing question posed by Neal .”
Griffith v. State, 675 P.2d 662 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984). “AS 11.46.505(a)(1). As a third felony offender, Griffith was subject to a three-year presumptive .”
Byron F. Geisinger v. State of Alaska, State of Alaska v. Byron F. Geisinger, 498 P.3d 92 (Alaska Ct. App. 2021). “510(a)(2) (the basic crime of forgery) and AS 11.46.505(a)(1), which elevates the crime to a C felony if the forged instrument “is or purports to be .”
Hosier v. State, 957 P.2d 1360 (Alaska Ct. App. 1998). “130(c) and AS 11.46.505(b). He has a prior conviction for a class A felony.”
Hosier v. State, 1 P.3d 107 (Alaska Ct. App. 2000). “AS 11.46.505(a) and AS 11.46.130(a), respectively.”
Howard v. State, 101 P.3d 1054 (Alaska Ct. App. 2004). “But we conclude that the State did not present sufficient evidence for the jury to convict Howard of resisting arrest. We therefore order the trial court to enter a judgment of acquittal for Howard on that charge.”
Amin v. State, 939 P.2d 413 (Alaska Ct. App. 1997). “600(a)(2), second-degree forgery, AS 11.46.505(a)(1), and unsworn falsification, AS *415 11.”
Phillips v. State, 211 P.3d 1148 (Alaska Ct. App. 2009). “We AFFIRM the convictions entered on all the remaining counts. But we REMAND for resentencing on the remaining counts and for correction of the judgment concerning the defendant's parole eligibility.”
Leonard v. State, 658 P.2d 798 (Alaska Ct. App. 1983). “AS 11.46.505(a)(1). On April 27,1981, Leonard’s attorney, Deborah Paquette, moved pursuant to AS 12.”
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— Alaska Stat. § 11.46.505(a) — 4 cases
Vandergriff v. State, 125 P.3d 360 (Alaska Ct. App. 2005). “For these reasons, I conclude that the Neal rule does not implicate the Sixth Amendment concerns expressed in Apprendi, Blakely, and Booker . Accordingly, I concur with my colleagues that a defendant has no right to have a jury decide the sentencing question posed by Neal .”
Hosier v. State, 1 P.3d 107 (Alaska Ct. App. 2000). “AS 11.46.505(a) and AS 11.46.130(a), respectively.”
Neff v. State, 799 P.2d 782 (Alaska Ct. App. 1990).
Warlick v. State, 330 P.3d 946 (Alaska Ct. App. 2014).
— Alaska Stat. § 11.46.505(a)(1) — 14 cases
Heathcock v. State, 670 P.2d 1155 (Alaska Ct. App. 1983). “James Heathcock pled guilty to a charge of forgery in the second degree, AS 11.46.505(a)(1). He was charged with forging a check for $550.”
Hemphill v. State, 673 P.2d 888 (Alaska Ct. App. 1983). “Hemphill moved to dismiss the indictment on the ground that AS 11.46.505 violated his right to equal protection of the law guaranteed by the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution and article 1, section 1 of the Alaska Constitution.”
Griffith v. State, 675 P.2d 662 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984). “AS 11.46.505(a)(1). As a third felony offender, Griffith was subject to a three-year presumptive .”
Byron F. Geisinger v. State of Alaska, State of Alaska v. Byron F. Geisinger, 498 P.3d 92 (Alaska Ct. App. 2021). “510(a)(2) (the basic crime of forgery) and AS 11.46.505(a)(1), which elevates the crime to a C felony if the forged instrument “is or purports to be .”
Amin v. State, 939 P.2d 413 (Alaska Ct. App. 1997). “600(a)(2), second-degree forgery, AS 11.46.505(a)(1), and unsworn falsification, AS *415 11.”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.46.505(a)(2) — 2 cases
Howard v. State, 101 P.3d 1054 (Alaska Ct. App. 2004). “But we conclude that the State did not present sufficient evidence for the jury to convict Howard of resisting arrest. We therefore order the trial court to enter a judgment of acquittal for Howard on that charge.”
Warlick v. State, 330 P.3d 946 (Alaska Ct. App. 2014).
— Alaska Stat. § 11.46.505(b) — 2 cases
Hosier v. State, 957 P.2d 1360 (Alaska Ct. App. 1998). “130(c) and AS 11.46.505(b). He has a prior conviction for a class A felony.”
Winfree v. State, 683 P.2d 284 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984).
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