Section 175.45. Issuing a false financial statement


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  • A  person  is guilty of issuing a false financial statement when, with
      intent to defraud:
        1. He knowingly makes or utters a written instrument which purports to
      describe the financial condition or ability to pay of  some  person  and
      which is inaccurate in some material respect; or
        2.  He  represents  in writing that a written instrument purporting to
      describe a person's financial condition or ability to pay as of a  prior
      date  is  accurate  with  respect  to  such  person's  current financial
      condition  or  ability  to  pay,  whereas  he  knows  it  is  materially
      inaccurate in that respect.
        Issuing a false financial statement is a class A misdemeanor.