Counterfeiting securities or payment instruments

Legal defence in cases involving forgery of negotiable instruments or payment instruments

Forgery of negotiable instruments or payment instruments (Article 311 of the Criminal Code) is punishable under paragraph (1) by 2–7 years and disqualification from certain rights. If the object is a non-cash payment instrument, including a card meeting the statutory definition, paragraph (2) provides for 3–10 years and disqualification from certain rights. Attempts are punishable. A blocked card or declined payment does not automatically prove forgery. A group or cross-border element is not an independent aggravating circumstance under this article. Technical analysis must be linked to each person’s conduct and culpability.

Instrument type, absent mental elements and defence strategies

Analysis of the instrument, computer data and banking transactions must distinguish forgery from fraudulent use or a simple technical problem. For cards and other non-cash instruments, the special limits of 3–10 years apply, not the general 2–7 years.
A lawyer examines each person’s role, equipment access and knowledge of alteration. Cross-border activity or association may have consequences under other provisions without automatically aggravating Article 311. We challenge allegations based solely on a declined transaction.

Urgent legal assistance in Focșani and Vrancea county

Payment-instrument forgery cases require analysis of banking transactions, data and equipment, without confusing a blocked card with a forged instrument. Basuc Cosmin Law Office in Focșani offers comprehensive and highly confidential legal assistance, ensuring respect for all your procedural rights before specialist investigation units. We provide urgent assistance during home searches and interviews before criminal investigation authorities in Vrancea county and provide a rigorous defence at trial before Vrancea Tribunal, working firmly to protect your liberty and presumption of innocence.