Sec. 53a-142. Forgery of symbols: Class A misdemeanor.

      Sec. 53a-142. Forgery of symbols: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of forgery of symbols of value 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, which is or purports to be, or which is calculated to become or represent if completed part of an issue of tokens, public transportation transfers, certificates or other articles manufactured and designed for use as symbols of value usable in place of money for the purchase of property or services.

      (b) Forgery of symbols of value is a class A misdemeanor.

      (1969, P.A. 828, S. 144.)

      Cited. 11 CA 161. Forgery statute, Sec. 53a-138 et seq. cited. 47 CA 1.