Mississippi Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 97-21-27. Intent to defraud

Whenever, by any of the provisions of this chapter, an intent to defraud is required to constitute a forgery, it shall be sufficient if such intent appear to defraud the United States, any state or territory, and body-corporate, county, city, town, or village, or any public officer in his official capacity, any copartnership, or any one of such partners, or any real person whatever.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 97 - Crimes

Chapter 21 - Forgery and Counterfeiting

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 97-21-1. Account books kept in public offices

§ 97-21-3. Account books kept by corporations

§ 97-21-5. Certain instruments deemed writings

§ 97-21-7. Certificate of acknowledgment or proof of deeds and other recordable instruments

§ 97-21-9. Certificate or public security, share in public stock or indorsement thereof

§ 97-21-11. Coin operated machines; use or sale of slug or other device

§ 97-21-13. Counterfeiting: currency or treasury notes of United States

§ 97-21-15. Counterfeiting: currency of foreign countries

§ 97-21-17. Counterfeiting: possession of counterfeit currency with intention to utter

§ 97-21-19. Corporate evidences of debt signed by pretended officer

§ 97-21-21. Destruction, erasure, or obliteration of writing deemed forgery

§ 97-21-23. Engraving or possessing plate for printing bank check, note or other evidence of debt; possessing impressions made from such plate

§ 97-21-25. Engraving or possessing plate for printing bank check, note or other evidence of debt; when plate deemed imitation of genuine instrument

§ 97-21-27. Intent to defraud

§ 97-21-29. Making and uttering instrument in own name under pretense that it is act of another of same name

§ 97-21-31. Parts of several genuine instruments connected to make one instrument

§ 97-21-35. Pleadings, process and other court papers, licenses, or written instruments generally

§ 97-21-37. Possession of counterfeit bank notes or other instrument with intention to utter

§ 97-21-39. Railroad tickets; definition

§ 97-21-41. Railroad tickets; making or altering

§ 97-21-43. Railroad tickets; possession of forged or altered tickets

§ 97-21-45. Record of will or other instrument constituting evidence, judgment or decree of court, or return on process

§ 97-21-47. Seal of state and other government and corporate seals or their impressions

§ 97-21-49. Selling or offering to sell counterfeit notes or other evidence of debt, etc.

§ 97-21-51. Unauthorized use or signing of another's name to telegram, petition or related communication

§ 97-21-59. Uttering counterfeit instrument or coin

§ 97-21-61. Warrants on state treasury, United States treasury, or county, city, town or village treasury

§ 97-21-63. Will, deed, certificate of acknowledgment or proof of recordable instrument