A person commits a class 6 felony, if, being a public servant authorized by law to make and issue official certificates or other official written instruments, he makes and issues such an instrument containing a statement which he knows to be false.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 462, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-406. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 840, § 84, effective July 1.