s. 368
Use, trafficking or possession of forged document
Using, dealing in, or possessing a forged document knowing or believing it to be forged.
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Section 368 criminalizes using, transferring, or possessing a forged document while knowing or believing it is forged.
Legal elements
- • Document is forged
- • Use, dealing, or possession
- • Knowledge or belief that it is forged
Investigator notes
- • Frequently charged alongside s. 366 forgery and s. 380 fraud.
Section text
Everyone commits an offence who, knowing or believing that a document is forged, (a) uses, deals with or acts on it as if it were genuine…
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