Regulación sobre instrumentos comerciales y falsificación en Oregón

Explicación Simple

Esta ley habla sobre las consecuencias de hacer cosas como cheques falsos. Si alguien intenta usar un cheque que no es verdadero, puede meterse en problemas serios.

Es como cuando intentas usar un billete falso en una tienda. Si el cajero se da cuenta, te pueden acusar de hacer trampa.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, un empleado de una tienda, decide cambiar la firma en un cheque que su jefe le dio para que lo cobre. Si lo atrapan, podría enfrentar cargos por falsificación, ya que alteró el cheque para que pareciera que era válido.

Penalidades

Las penas pueden incluir multas y tiempo en prisión, dependiendo de la gravedad del delito.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

n, the imposition of more than one sentence on conviction was improper. State v. Jackson, 23 Or App 246, 541 P2d 1072 (1975) An unendorsed bank check can be a “commercial instrument” within the meaning of this section. State v. Riley, 24 Or App 665, 546 P2d 1097 (1976) Where defendant was convicted of issuing false checks on two occasions four days apart, imposition of separate sentence for each conviction was not improper. State v. Nettles, 31 Or App 579, 571 P2d 155 (1977) Letter, making reference to enclosed savings passbook, which requested bank to withdraw amount from savings account, fell within class of instruments whose uttering constituted forgery in first degree under this section. State v. Jackson, 35 Or App 741, 582 P2d 837 (1978), Sup Ct review denied Where defendant, bookkeeper of endorser, altered endorsement on check to change it from restrictive endorsement to special endorsement and signed her name as endorser, instrument falsely appeared or purported to be authentic creation of its ostensible maker or authorized by the maker and conviction of forgery under this section was proper. State v. Hamilton, 291 Or 283, 634 P2d 208 (1981) Where defendant signed his own name to stolen traveler’s check, he did not falsely make or complete written instrument purporting to be authentic creation of ostensible maker or authorized by ostensible maker and did not commit forgery. State v. Blake, 93 Or App 128, 760 P2d 1369 (1988) Even though not convicted, findin