165.037 Criminal simulation. (1) A person commits the crime of criminal simulation if:
(a) With intent to defraud, the person makes or alters any object in such a manner that it appears to have an antiquity, rarity, source or authorship that it does not in fact possess; or
(b) With knowledge of its true character and with intent to defraud, the person utters or possesses an object so simulated.
(2) Criminal simulation is a Class A misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §157]
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Chapter 165 — Offenses Involving Fraud or Deception
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OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD OR DECEPTION
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165.037 Criminal simulation. (1) A person commits the crime of criminal simulation if:
(a) With intent to defraud, the person makes or alters any object in such a manner that it appears to have an antiquity, rarity, source or authorship that it does not in fact possess; or
(b) With knowledge of its true character and with intent to defraud, the person utters or possesses an object so simulated.
(2) Criminal simulation is a Class A misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §157]
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