§ 170.20 Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree. A  person  is  guilty of criminal possession of a forged instrument in  the third degree when, with knowledge that it is forged and with  intent  to  defraud,  deceive or injure another, he utters or possesses a forged  instrument. Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third  degree  is  a  class A misdemeanor.