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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 516.060 (2026)

Criminal possession of forged instrument in the second degree

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(1) A person is guilty of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree when, with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, he utters or possesses any forged instrument of a kind specified in KRS 516.030. (2) Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree is a Class D felony. Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 137, effective January 1, 1975.

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Cited in 22 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1977–2025 · leading case: Baltimore v. Commonwealth, 119 S.W.3d 532 (Ky. Ct. App. 2003).
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Baltimore v. Commonwealth, 119 S.W.3d 532 (Ky. Ct. App. 2003). “KRS 516.060. The five counts of fraudulent use of a credit card involved purchases using the credit cards stolen from Kelly Grandee.”
Rose v. Commonwealth, 322 S.W.3d 76 (Ky. 2010). “150 and KRS 516.060. After pleading not guilty, Appellant moved to suppress the contents of the purse, bag, and change purse, arguing that they were the products of an unconstitutional search under the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution and under Section Ten of…”
Barnwell v. State, 567 So. 2d 215 (Miss. 1990). “See, Ky. Rev.Stat. §§ 516.060, 532.020 (1985).”
Perkins v. Commonwealth, 694 S.W.2d 721 (Ky. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “COMBS, Judge: This is an appeal from the judgment of the Casey Circuit Court which convicted appellant of two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument under KRS 516.060. Appellant, Steve Perkins, was charged with possessing and uttering two forged…”
Commonwealth v. Oliver, 253 S.W.3d 520 (Ky. 2008). · cites it 2× “040), and for second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, also a class D felony (KRS 516.060). They were jointly tried in March 2004, and both were convicted of both crimes.”
Goldsmith v. Commonwealth, 363 S.W.3d 330 (Ky. 2012). “See KRS 516.060. He and his girlfriend, Cari Moore, had written three checks totaling $150.”
Johnson v. Commonwealth, 709 S.W.2d 838 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “On July 6, 1983, Johnson was indicted for (1) criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree in violation of KRS 516.060, (2) theft by failure to make a required disposition in violation of KRS 514.”
Futrell v. Kentucky Bar Ass'n, 950 S.W.2d 480 (Ky. 1997). “He was also convicted of three counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument in violation of KRS 516.060, also a felony. The Inquiry Tribunal charged that Futrell misappropriated settlement funds from five clients and converted the money to his own use.”
Com. of Ky. v. Ford, 543 S.W.3d 579 (Ky. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “030 and KRS 516.060 ). Count 1: That on or about the 10 th day of January, 1974, in Daviess County, Kentucky, the above named defendant uttered a $100.”
Harrison v. Commonwealth, 559 S.W.2d 744 (Ky. Ct. App. 1977). “He was indicted on August 25, 1975 on these charges, all of which were in violation of KRS 516.060. This statute reads as follows: A person is guilty of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree when, with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to…”
Frazier v. Commonwealth, 613 S.W.2d 423 (Ky. 1981). “Darnell may be guilty of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, KRS 516.060. The intent and requisite activity of second degree criminal possession of a forged instrument are the same as its first degree counterpart: intent to defraud, deceive or injure…”
Caudill v. Commonwealth, 723 S.W.2d 881 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). “040, and by the second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument statute, KRS 516.060. We agree that in both instances the Commonwealth is required to prove that the accused intended to either deprive the victim of property or defraud, deceive or injure the victim.”
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Powell v. Commonwealth, 994 S.W.2d 1 (Ky. Ct. App. 1997).
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