Counterfeiting

Counterfeiting. (a) Every person who, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, forges, photographs, counterfeits or alters any currency of any country, shall be guilty of counterfeiting, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. (b) Every person who, with intent to defraud, passes, utters, publishes, or sells, or attempts to pass, utter, publish, or sell, or with like intent bring into the Commonwealth or keeps in possession or conceals any falsely made, forged, photographed, counterfeited or altered currency of any country shall be guilty of counterfeiting, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. (c) Every person who knowingly buys, sells, exchanges, transfers, receives, or delivers any false, forged, photographed, counterfeited or altered currency of any country, with the intent that the same shall be passed, published, or used as true and genuine, shall be guilty of counterfeiting, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. Source: 11 TTC § 501.