Statutes | The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Law Code Part II Chapter 1 Part 8 ยง 2-1-819 | 2019
(1) A person commits the offense of forgery when, with purpose to defraud, the person knowingly falsely signs, makes, executes, or alters any written instrument.
(2) A purpose to defraud means the purpose of causing another to assume, create, transfer, alter, or terminate any right, obligation, or power with reference to any person or property.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (4), forgery is a Class C offense over which the Tribes have exclusive jurisdiction.
(4) If the forgery is part of a common scheme, or if the value of the property, labor, or services obtained or attempted to be
obtained exceeds $1,000, the offense is a Class E offense over which the Tribes have concurrent jurisdiction with the State of Montana.