Section 119: Forgery and making use of character certificate
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119. Forgery and making use of character certificate
(1) Quiconque fabriquera, sous le (1) Any person who forges, unnom d’un fonctionnaire ou officier der the name of a functionary or
public, un certificat de bonne con- public officer, a certificate of good
duite, indigence ou autres circons- behaviour, poverty, or other circumtances propres à appeler la bienveil- stance calculated to excite the
lance du Gouvernement ou des par- goodwill of the Government or of
ticuliers sur la personne y designée, individuals towards the person
et à lui procurer place, crédit ou se- therein described, and to obtain for
cours, sera puni d’emprisonnement. such person any situation, credit, or
assistance, shall be punished by
imprisonment.
(2) La même peine sera (2) The like punishment shall be
appliquée— applied—
(a) à celui qui falsifiera (a) to any person who
un certificat de cette es- forges a certificate of
pèce, originairement véri- the above description,
table, pour l’approprier à originally genuine, for
une personne autre que the purpose of appropricelle à laquelle il a été ating it to any individual
primitivement délivré; other than the person to
whom it was originally
delivered;
(b) à tout individu qui se (b) to any person who
sera servi du certificat makes use of such forged
ainsi fabriqué ou falsifié. or falsified certificate.
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- What is the penalty for forging a certificate of good conduct to gain a job or assistance?