§14‑123. Forging names to petitions and uttering forged petitions.
If any person shall willfullysign, or cause to be signed, or willfully assent to the signing of the name ofany person without his consent, or of any deceased or fictitious person, to anypetition or recommendation with the intent of procuring any commutation ofsentence, pardon or reprieve of any person convicted of any crime or offense,or for the purpose of procuring such pardon, reprieve or commutation to berefused or delayed by any public officer, or with the intent of procuring fromany person whatsoever, either for himself or another, any appointment tooffice, or to any position of honor or trust, or with the intent to influencethe official action of any public officer in the management, conduct ordecision of any matter affecting the public, he shall be punished as a Class Ifelon; and if any person shall willfully use any such paper for any of thepurposes or intents above recited, knowing that any part of the signatures tosuch petition or recommendation has been signed thereto without the consent ofthe alleged signers, or that names of any dead or fictitious persons are signedthereto, he shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be punished in like manner. (1883,c. 275; Code, s. 1034; Rev., s. 3426; C.S., s. 4297; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979,2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1; c. 179, s. 14.)
§14‑123. Forging names to petitions and uttering forged petitions.
If any person shall willfullysign, or cause to be signed, or willfully assent to the signing of the name ofany person without his consent, or of any deceased or fictitious person, to anypetition or recommendation with the intent of procuring any commutation ofsentence, pardon or reprieve of any person convicted of any crime or offense,or for the purpose of procuring such pardon, reprieve or commutation to berefused or delayed by any public officer, or with the intent of procuring fromany person whatsoever, either for himself or another, any appointment tooffice, or to any position of honor or trust, or with the intent to influencethe official action of any public officer in the management, conduct ordecision of any matter affecting the public, he shall be punished as a Class Ifelon; and if any person shall willfully use any such paper for any of thepurposes or intents above recited, knowing that any part of the signatures tosuch petition or recommendation has been signed thereto without the consent ofthe alleged signers, or that names of any dead or fictitious persons are signedthereto, he shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be punished in like manner. (1883,c. 275; Code, s. 1034; Rev., s. 3426; C.S., s. 4297; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979,2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1; c. 179, s. 14.)
§14‑123. Forging names to petitions and uttering forged petitions.
If any person shall willfullysign, or cause to be signed, or willfully assent to the signing of the name ofany person without his consent, or of any deceased or fictitious person, to anypetition or recommendation with the intent of procuring any commutation ofsentence, pardon or reprieve of any person convicted of any crime or offense,or for the purpose of procuring such pardon, reprieve or commutation to berefused or delayed by any public officer, or with the intent of procuring fromany person whatsoever, either for himself or another, any appointment tooffice, or to any position of honor or trust, or with the intent to influencethe official action of any public officer in the management, conduct ordecision of any matter affecting the public, he shall be punished as a Class Ifelon; and if any person shall willfully use any such paper for any of thepurposes or intents above recited, knowing that any part of the signatures tosuch petition or recommendation has been signed thereto without the consent ofthe alleged signers, or that names of any dead or fictitious persons are signedthereto, he shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be punished in like manner. (1883,c. 275; Code, s. 1034; Rev., s. 3426; C.S., s. 4297; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979,2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1; c. 179, s. 14.)
