Subdivision 1. Elements of crime. A person who with intent to defraud issues or helps to issue a nonnegotiable bill without putting the words "not negotiable" plainly on the face of the bill, is guilty of a crime.
Subd. 2. Penalty. Whoever commits the crime described in subdivision 1 may be sentenced for each offense to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
History: (5008) 1917 c 399 s 50; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1988 c 469 art 4 s 1