Shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of no less than one year and a fine of no less than (20,000) twenty thousand dirhams, but not exceeding (100,000) one hundred thousand dirhams any person who commits one of the following acts: 1. Forges or fabricates a Cheque, or attributes it to a third party by making a change in its data by way of addition or deletion, or by other methods stipulated in Article (251) of the aforementioned Law of Crimes and Penalties, or any other Article that replaces it, with the intention of causing harm to others and for the purpose of using it for the purposes for which it was forged. 2. Knowingly uses a forged or fabricated Cheque. 3. Accepts sums paid through a Cheque that they know that it is forged or fabricated. 4. Uses a valid Cheque in the name of another person, or uses it unlawfully, or uses it in connection with a fraud. 5. Knowingly imports, manufactures, possesses, acquires, sells, offers or presents equipment, tools, technological programs, information or data used in committing the crime of forgery stipulated in this Article.
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