Mississippi § 97-21-37 - Possession of counterfeit bank notes or other instrument with intention to utter.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-21-37 — Possession of counterfeit bank notes or other instrument with intention to utter., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-21-37. Possession of counterfeit bank notes or other instrument with intention to utter.
Every person who shall have in his possession any forged, altered or counterfeited negotiable note, bill, draft, or other evidence of debt issued or purported to have been issued by any corporation or company duly authorized for that purpose by the laws of the United States or of this state, or of any other state, government, or country, or any other forged, altered, or counterfeit, instrument the forgery of which is declared by the provisions of this chapter to be punishable, knowing the same to be forged, altered, or counterfeited, with intention to utter the same as true or as false, or to cause the same to be uttered, with intent to injure or defraud, shall be guilty of forgery and shall be punished according to the schedule in Section 97-21-33.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-21-37 ("Possession of counterfeit bank notes or other instrument with intention to utter.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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