OUJI-CR 5-86

FORGERY IN THE SECOND DEGREE (FALSIFYING

ENTRIES IN BOOK OF ACCOUNTS BY OFFICER,

MEMBER, EMPLOYEE) - 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, altering/obliterating/falsifying/destroying /erasing;

Second, by a/an officer/member/employee of a corporation/partnership/ association;

Third, of any account/(book of accounts)/records of the corporation/ partnership/association;

Fourth, with the intent to defraud/(conceal embezzlement/misconduct).

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Statutory Authority: 21 O.S. 1991, § 1590.