2025 Session
Last amended: 1963 session
§ 609.635 — Obtaining Signature by False Pretense
Plain-Language Summary
It is a crime to obtain someone's signature on a document through false pretenses or deception. This is punished the same as theft based on the value of what was obtained.
609.635 OBTAINING SIGNATURE BY FALSE PRETENSE.
Whoever, by false pretense, obtains the signature of another to a writing which is a subject of forgery under section 609.625, subdivision 1, may be punished as therein provided.
History:
History: History: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.635
Practical Notes
This law covers situations where someone tricks another person into signing a contract, deed, or other legal document. The penalties mirror the theft statutes based on the value of what the scammer obtained through the forged signature.