Fraudulent issue of currency

Legal defence in cases involving fraudulent issuance of currency

Fraudulent issuance of currency (Article 315 of the Criminal Code) concerns manufacturing authentic currency using facilities or materials intended for issuance, without consent or contrary to conditions set by the competent authority. The penalty is 2–7 years’ imprisonment and prohibition of certain rights; the same sanction covers circulation and receipt, possession or transfer for circulation. Attempt is punishable. Manufacture under paragraph (1) does not require an additional purpose of putting the currency into circulation. A medal or decorative object is not automatically currency within this offence.

Exceeding approved limits, absence of the mental element and defence strategies

We analyse the nature of the currency, origin of the facilities and the issuer’s consent or conditions. Article 315 concerns authentic currency produced without authorisation, not counterfeiting under Article 310. Manufacture under paragraph (1) does not require an additional circulation purpose.
The lawyer distinguishes production, circulation and possession for circulation and checks authorisation rules. Decorative objects and medals are not automatically treated as currency. Expert evidence and technical documents must be correlated with the acts attributed to each participant.

Urgent legal assistance in Focșani and Vrancea county

Failure to follow technical protocols in facilities authorised to produce monetary instruments, commemorative medals or other equivalent valuables can quickly escalate into an extensive criminal investigation capable of bringing severe restrictions and loss of the right to practise your profession. Basuc Cosmin Law Office in Focșani provides comprehensive, highly confidential legal assistance, ensuring full protection of your procedural rights. We urgently assist during business-premises or home searches and interviews before criminal investigation bodies in Vrancea County and provide a rigorous trial defence before Vrancea Tribunal, working firmly to protect your liberty and presumption of innocence.