Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.090 (2026)

Forgery of conveyances, negotiable instruments, stock certificates, wills and other instruments; utterance of forged instrument

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NRS 205.090 Forgery of conveyances, negotiable instruments, stock certificates, wills and other instruments; utterance of forged instrument. A person who falsely makes, alters, forges or counterfeits any record, or other authentic matter of a public nature, or any charter, letters patent, deed, lease, indenture, writing obligatory, will, testament, codicil, annuity, bond, covenant, bank bill or note, post note, check, draft, bill of exchange, contract, promissory note, traveler’s check, money order, due bill for the payment of money or property or for the payment of any labor claim, receipt for money or property, power of attorney, any auditor’s warrant for the payment of the money at the treasury, county order or warrant, or request for the payment of money, or the delivery of goods or chattels of any kind, or for the delivery of any instrument of writing, or acquittance, release, or receipt for money, goods, or labor claim, or any acquittance, release, or discharge for any debt, account, suit, action, demand, or other thing, real or personal, or any transfer or assurance of money, stock, goods, chattels, or other property whatever, or any letter of attorney, or other power to receive money, or to receive or transfer stock or annuities, or to let, lease, dispose of, alien or convey any goods or chattels, lands or tenements, or other estate, real or personal, or any acceptance or endorsement of any bill of exchange, promissory note, draft, order or assignment of any bond, writing obligatory, or promissory note, for money or other property, or any order, writ or process lawfully issued by any court or public officer, or any document or paper recorded or filed in any court or with any public officer, or in the Senate or Assembly, or counterfeits or forges the seal or handwriting of another, with the intent to damage or defraud any person, body politic or corporate, whether the person, body politic or corporate, resides in or belongs to this State or not, or utters, publishes, passes or attempts to pass, as true and genuine, any of the above-named false, altered, forged or counterfeited matters, as above specified and described, knowing it to be false, altered, forged or counterfeited with the intent to prejudice, damage or defraud any person, body politic or corporate, whether the person, body politic or corporate, resides in this State or not, is guilty of forgery, and shall be punished for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.

[1911 C&P § 398; A 1941, 308; 1931 NCL § 10350]—(NRS A 1967, 494; 1969, 14; 1973, 174; 1979, 1440; 1995, 1216)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 18 cases, 1970–2019 · leading case: Rummel v. Estelle, 445 U.S. 263 (1980).

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Rummel v. Estelle, 445 U.S. 263 (1980). · cites it 2× “§ 28-601 (1943) (1 to 20 years plus fine); Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.090 (1959) (1 to 14 years); N.”

Houk v. State, 747 P.2d 1376 (Nev. 1987). · cites it 2× “See NRS 205.090, 205.130. The district court sentenced her to ten years on each count, and ran the sentences consecutively.”

Emerson v. State, 643 P.2d 1212 (Nev. 1982). · cites it 2× “She contends that the judgment of conviction should be reversed on the basis of (1) the failure of the trial court to give the jury any instruction regarding evidence of her “good character,” and (2) prosecutorial misconduct.”

Lewis v. State, 529 P.2d 796 (Nev. 1974). “: Robert LaVerne Lewis pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted forgery under NRS 205.090 and was sentenced to a term of five years in the Nevada State Penitentiary.”

Bell v. State, 885 P.2d 1311 (Nev. 1994). “Bell was subsequently tried before a jury without the benefit of Beyers’ appearance or testimony.”

Merna v. State, 591 P.2d 252 (Nev. 1979). “OPINION Per Curiam: Appellant plead guilty to three (3) counts of forgery, a felony pursuant to NRS 205.090. As to count III, appellant was sentenced to eight (8) years in the Nevada State Prison.”

Winston v. Warden, Nevada State Prison, 464 P.2d 30 (Nev. 1970). “085(2) provides that “forgery” shall include the “false making” of an instrument, and the “alteration” of a genuine instrument; NRS 205.090 refers to the person who shall “falsely make, alter”, etc.”

Patin v. Sheriff, 557 P.2d 708 (Nev. 1976). · cites it 2× “OPINION Per Curiam: At the conclusion of a preliminary examination, Jacquelyn Marine Patin was ordered to stand trial for forgery, a felony under NRS 205.090. Patin then filed a pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus contending there was insufficient evidence produced at…”

Andrade v. State, 483 P.2d 208 (Nev. 1971). “OPINION Per Curiam: A jury convicted Andrade of the crime of forgery, NRS 205.090, one element of which is the specific intent to defraud, prejudice or damage another.”

Bratcher v. City of Las Vegas, 937 P.2d 485 (Nev. 1997). “4 NRS 205.090 provides, in pertinent part: A person who falsely makes, alters, forges or counterfeits any record, or other authentic matter of a public nature .”

Ridley v. State, 464 P.2d 500 (Nev. 1970). “: Freddie Lee Ridley was convicted by a jury of violation of NRS 205.090, the crime of forgery. At 11:30 a.”

Hill v. Sheriff, 596 P.2d 234 (Nev. 1979). “OPINION Per Curiam: Following a preliminary examination, Larry Hill was held to answer upon charges of forgery, a felony under NRS 205.090, and possession of stolen property, a felony under NRS 205.”

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