2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 14:72.2 — Monetary instrument abuse

§72.2.  Monetary instrument abuse

A.  Whoever makes, issues, possesses, sells, or otherwise transfers a counterfeit or forged monetary instrument of a state or a political subdivision thereof or of an organization, with intent to deceive another person, shall be fined not more than one million dollars but not less than five thousand dollars and imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years but not less than six months, or both.

B.  Whoever makes, issues, possesses, sells, or otherwise transfers an implement designed for or particularly suited for making a counterfeit or forged monetary instrument with the intent to deceive a person, shall be fined not more than one million dollars but not less than five thousand dollars, and imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years but not less than six months, or both.

C.  For purposes of this Section:

(1)  "Counterfeit" means a document or writing that purports to be genuine but is not, because it has been falsely made, manufactured, or composed.

(2)  "Forged" means the false making or altering, with intent to defraud, of any signature to, or any part of, any writing purporting to have legal efficacy.

(3)  "Monetary instrument" means:

(a)  A note, stock certificate, treasury stock certificate, bond, treasury bond, debenture, certificate of deposit, interest coupon, warrant, debit instrument, access device or means of electronic fund transfer, money order, bank check, teller's check, cashier's check, traveler's check, letter of credit, warehouse receipt, negotiable bill of lading, certificate of interest in or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust certificate, pre-organization certificate of subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting trust certificate, or certificate of interest in tangible or intangible property.

(b)  An instrument evidencing ownership of goods, wares, or merchandise.

(c)  Any other written instrument commonly known as a security.

(d)  A certificate of interest in, certificate of participation in, certificate for, receipt for, or warrant or option or other right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing.

(e)  A blank form of any of the foregoing.

(4)  "Organization" means a legal entity, other than a government, established or organized for any purpose, and includes a corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, joint stock company, foundation, institution, society, union, or any other association of persons which operates in or the activities of which affect intrastate, interstate, or foreign commerce.

(5)  "State" includes a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.

Acts 1997, No. 674, §1.