OUJI-CR 5-76

FORGERY IN THE SECOND DEGREE

(POSSESSION OF BANK NOTE PLATES) - ELEMENTS

No person may be convicted of forgery in the second degree unless the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each element of the crime. These elements are:

First, possesses;

Second, without authority;

Third, a plate of a (promissory note)/(bill of exchange)/draft/check/(certificate of deposit)/(evidence of a debt);

Fourth, issued by a bank;

Fifth, with the intent to make an impression of the plate for sale/exchange/alteration.

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Statutory Authority: 21 O.S. 1991, § 1575.