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165.20 – Fraudulently obtaining a signature

§ 165.20 Fraudulently obtaining a signature.

A person is guilty of fraudulently obtaining a signature when, with
intent to defraud or injure another or to acquire a substantial benefit
for himself or a third person, he obtains the signature of a person to a
written instrument by means of any misrepresentation of fact which he
knows to be false.

Fraudulently obtaining a signature is a class A misdemeanor.

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