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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="8-605" title_number="8" title_name="Fraud and Related Crimes" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Counterfeiting and Related Crimes">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person may not counterfeit, cause to be counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in counterfeiting:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a commission, patent, pardon, order for release, or other court document; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a warrant, certificate, or other public security from which money may be drawn from the treasury of the State.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person may not write, sign, or possess a counterfeit:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>commission, patent, pardon, order for release, or other court document; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>warrant, certificate, or other public security from which money may be drawn from the treasury of the State.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 2 years and not exceeding 10 years.</text>
  </level>
</section>
