Forgery Defense Georgia — Criminal Lawyer

Forgery Defense

What is the object of Article 362?

A false identity card or other official document, seal, stamp or blank — their making, acquisition, storage, sale or use.

What are the penalty ranges?

First part — a fine or imprisonment up to three years; second part — from three to six years.

What raises the classification to the second part?

Repeated commission or significant damage.

How is the defense built?

With evidence against the elements — official character, the fact of falsification, the character of the damage and the subjective side.

4 min·10 Jan 2026

The Defense Angle of Article 362

The making, sale or use of a false document, seal, stamp or blank is punished under Article 362 of the Criminal Code, and in defense practice two questions are central: whether the instrument is an official document within the meaning of the article, and whether the act constitutes an independent composition of forgery or a means of another — for instance a fraudulent — composition. The object is a false identity card or other official document, seal, stamp or blank.