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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-140 (2026)

Forgery in the third degree: Class B misdemeanor

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(a) A person is guilty of forgery in the third degree when, with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, he falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument, or issues or possesses any written instrument which he knows to be forged.

(b) Forgery in the third degree is a class B misdemeanor.

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 142; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 39.)

History: 1971 act referred to issuance of instrument which person knows to be forged rather than to alteration of such an instrument.

Cited. 194 C. 233; 204 C. 441; 207 C. 109; 232 C. 431; judgment superseded by en banc reconsideration, see 235 C. 502; 235 C. 469.

Cited. 8 CA 342; 11 CA 161; 33 CA 339; judgment reversed in part, see 232 C. 431; judgment reversed on issues of sufficiency of evidence and jury misconduct, see 235 C. 502; 37 CA 72; Id., 437; 42 CA 790; 47 CA 1.

Subsec. (a):

The fact that insurer did not rely on the forged document had no bearing on question of whether defendant's conduct was sufficient for a conviction under Subsec. 119 CA 581.

Cited. 34 CS 606; Id., 656.

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Cited in 27 cases, 1977–2020 · leading case: State v. Brown, 668 A.2d 1288 (Conn. 1995).
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State v. Brown, 668 A.2d 1288 (Conn. 1995). · cites it 11× “After a jury trial, the defendant, Lionel Brown, was convicted of, inter alia, 1 forgery in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-140 (a) 2 and attempted larceny *505 in the third degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) and 53a-124 (a) (2).”
State v. Dickman, 989 A.2d 613 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 12× “Dickman, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of *583 forgery in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-140. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court erred by (1) denying her motion for a judgment of acquittal because there…”
State v. Seeley, 161 A.3d 1278 (Conn. 2017). · cites it 4× “Dickman, was charged with, inter alia, forgery in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-140 5 in connection with altered documents that were submitted to an insurance company with respect to a claim filed on behalf of her brother-in-law, for whom her husband…”
State v. Brown, 656 A.2d 997 (Conn. 1995). · cites it 6× “The defendant, Lionel Brown, was convicted after a jury trial of, inter alia, 1 attempted larceny in the third degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) and 53a-124 (a) (2), 2 and forgery in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-140 (a). 3 The…”
State v. Yurch, 654 A.2d 1246 (Conn. App. Ct. 1995). · cites it 6× “General Statutes § 53a-140. A “written instrument” is defined as “any instrument or article containing written or printed matter or the equivalent thereof, used for the purpose of reciting, embodying, conveying or record *79 ing information .”
State v. Bozelko, 987 A.2d 1102 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 3× “5-128445, the defendant was convicted of attempt *486 to commit larceny in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-122 and 53a-49; identity theft in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-129b; attempt to commit illegal use of a credit card in…”
State v. Decaro, 745 A.2d 800 (Conn. 2000). · cites it 2× “Yurch, supra, 80-81 (construing identical language of General Statutes § 53a-140, forgery in third degree); see also State v.”
State v. Brown, 635 A.2d 861 (Conn. App. Ct. 1993). · cites it 6× “The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of attempted larceny in the third degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-124 (a) (2) and 53a-49 (a), conspiracy to commit larceny in the third degree in violation of General Statutes §§…”
State v. Chemlen, 140 A.3d 347 (Conn. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “First, § 53a-139, like General Statutes § 53a-140, does not address the state of mind of the victim of forgery in the second degree.”
Chien v. Skystar Bio Pharm. Co., 623 F. Supp. 2d 255 (D. Conn. 2009). · cites it 2× “§ 53a-137; see also Conn. Gen.Stat. §§ 53a-140 (“A person is guilty of forgery in the third degree when, with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, he falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument, or issues or possesses any written instrument which he knows to…”
State v. Jones, 656 A.2d 696 (Conn. App. Ct. 1995). · cites it 4× “The defendant pleaded guilty to forgery in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-140 6 and was sentenced to six months incarceration, suspended, with one year conditional discharge.”
State v. Cooke, 682 A.2d 513 (Conn. App. Ct. 1996). · cites it 3× “ent or issues or possesses any written instrument which he knows to be forged, which is or purports to be, or which is calculated to become or represent if completed: (1) A deed, will, codicil, contract, assignment, commercial instrument or other instrument which does or may…”
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State v. Seeley, 161 A.3d 1278 (Conn. 2017). “Dickman, was charged with, inter alia, forgery in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-140 5 in connection with altered documents that were submitted to an insurance company with respect to a claim filed on behalf of her brother-in-law, for whom her husband…”
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