Crimes and Penalties Law — Article 253 — Article (253)
Book Two: Crimes and their Penalties · Part Two: Forgery of Documents: Article (251)
A penalty of imprisonment for a period not exceeding (5) five years shall be imposed on whoever forges a copy of an official document and such copy has been used, or uses a copy of an official document knowing of its forgery. The penalty shall be incarceration if such copy is of an unofficial document.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.
