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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING

     Introduced By: Representatives Johnston, Hull, DaSilva, Dickinson, and O`Neill

     Date Introduced: February 09, 2012

     Referred To: House Judiciary

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 11-17 of the General Laws entitled "Forgery and Counterfeiting" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     11-17-1.2. Forgery and counterfeiting of registration plates. – Every person who shall

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forge, counterfeit, or cause to be forged or counterfeited, any registration plate or special use

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identification tag, or knowingly possess any forged or counterfeited registration plate or special

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use identification tag, as provided in section 31-3-40, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon

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conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not

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more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING

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     This act would make it a crime to forge, counterfeit, cause to be forged or counterfeited,

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or knowingly possess any forged or counterfeited, registration plate or special use identification

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tag.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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