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Section 119: Forgery and making use of character certificate

Criminal Code · CHAPTER III: CRIMES AND MISDEMEANOURS AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE

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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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