Criminal simulation.

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  • (1) A person is guilty of criminal simulation if, with intent to defraud another:
    • (a) he makes or alters an object in whole or in part so that it appears to have value because of age, antiquity, rarity, source, or authorship that it does not have;
    • (b) he sells, passes, or otherwise utters an object so made or altered;
    • (c) he possesses an object so made or altered with intent to sell, pass, or otherwise utter it; or
    • (d) he authenticates or certifies an object so made or altered as genuine or as different from what it is.
  • (2) Criminal simulation is punishable as follows:
    • (a) If the value defrauded or intended to be defrauded is less than $500, the offense is a class B misdemeanor.
    • (b) If the value defrauded or intended to be defrauded is or exceeds $500 but is less than $1,500, the offense is a class A misdemeanor.
    • (c) If the value defrauded or intended to be defrauded is or exceeds $1,500 but is less than $5,000, the offense is a felony of the third degree.
    • (d) If the value defrauded or intended to be defrauded is or exceeds $5,000, the offense is a felony of the second degree.




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