§ 170.30 Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree. A  person  is  guilty of criminal possession of a forged instrument in  the first degree when, with knowledge that it is forged and with  intent  to defraud, deceive or injure another, he utters or possesses any forged  instrument of a kind specified in section 170.15. Criminal  possession  of  a forged instrument in the first degree is a  class C felony.