{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-516.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 516.020","heading":"Forgery in the first degree.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of forgery in the first degree when, with intent to defraud, deceive\nor injure another, he falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument which is\nor purports to be or which is calculated to become or to represent when completed:\n(a) Part of an issue of money, stamps, securities or other valuable instruments\nissued by a government or governmental agency; or\n(b) Part of an issue of stock, bonds or other instruments representing interests in\nor claims against a corporate or other organization or its property.\n(2) Forgery in the first degree is a Class C felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 516"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19824","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:02Z","sha256":"4f2d673f593a1865bcab1b6ed0caf9d20b6ac8be6c5d6be7819a0e342f6e492f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-516.010","next":"us-ky/krs-516.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}