{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-140","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-140","heading":"Forgery in the third degree: Class B misdemeanor.","body":"(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.\n(b) Forgery in the third degree is a class B misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART X*. FORGERY AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-140","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"9cf5bff568ea28031bc29fc57c4013c93e039d9a2a4d4a64926c30046ed1419a","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-139","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}