18-6715. FORGERY OF TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES. Every person who knowingly and willfully sends by telegraph to any person a false or forged message purporting to be from such telegraph office, or from any other person, or who willfully delivers or causes to be delivered to any person any such message falsely purporting to have been received by telegraph, or who furnishes or conspires to furnish, or causes to be furnished to any agent, operator, or employee, to be sent by telegraph or to be delivered, any such message, knowing the same to be false or forged with the intent to deceive, injure, or defraud another, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not to exceed five (5) years, or by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
History:
[18-6715, added 1980, ch. 326, sec. 2, p. 843.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Chapter 67 - COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY
Section 18-6701 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 18-6702 - INTERCEPTION AND DISCLOSURE OF WIRE, ELECTRONIC OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS PROHIBITED.
Section 18-6704 - CONFISCATION OF WIRE, ELECTRONIC OR ORAL COMMUNICATION INTERCEPTING DEVICES.
Section 18-6706 - AUTHORIZATION FOR INTERCEPTION OF WIRE, ELECTRONIC OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.
Section 18-6708 - PROCEDURE FOR INTERCEPTION OF WIRE, ELECTRONIC OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.
Section 18-6709 - RECOVERY OF CIVIL DAMAGES AUTHORIZED.
Section 18-6711A - FALSE ALARMS — COMPLAINTS — REPORTS — PENALTIES — CIVIL DAMAGES.
Section 18-6712 - PLACE OF OFFENSE.
Section 18-6713 - THEFT OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES.
Section 18-6714 - AIDING THE AVOIDANCE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS CHARGES.
Section 18-6715 - FORGERY OF TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES.
Section 18-6716 - OPENING TELEGRAMS.
Section 18-6717 - REFUSAL TO SEND OR DELIVER TELEGRAPH MESSAGE.
Section 18-6718 - OPENING SEALED MAIL OR PACKAGES.
Section 18-6719 - DEFINITIONS FOR PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES.
Section 18-6720 - GENERAL PROHIBITION ON PEN REGISTER AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICE USE — EXCEPTION.
Section 18-6721 - APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER FOR A PEN REGISTER OR A TRAP AND TRACE DEVICE.
Section 18-6722 - ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER FOR A PEN REGISTER OR A TRAP AND TRACE DEVICE.
Section 18-6723 - ASSISTANCE IN INSTALLATION AND USE OF A PEN REGISTER OR A TRAP AND TRACE DEVICE.