person who, without authorisation in law, imports or releases bearer bonds that can be used in general circulation as legal tender, whether among the general public or among a particular set of persons, or that may be expected to be used in such a way. The provisions of this Article do not cover foreign banknotes. 1) L. 82/1998, 71. gr. Chapter XVII. Forgery and other offences involving visible evidence. Art. 155 Any person who uses a forged document for purposes of deception in legal dealings shall be imprisoned for up to 8 years. If the document is used as an official document, a negotiable instrument or a will, this shall be given special weight in aggravating the sentence. [The same punishment shall apply to the use of forged documents that are stored in machine-readable form for purposes of deception in legal dealings.] If only minor interests were at stake, or if there are substantial extenuating circumstances in other respects, particularly where the perpetrator did not intend to cause other persons loss or damage, [imprisonment of up to 1 year] or fines may be imposed. 1) 2) 1) L. 30/1998, 1. gr. L. 82/1998, 72. gr. 2) Art. 156 The same punishment as is prescribed in Article 155 shall be imposed on any person using a document with a genuine signature for purposes of deception in legal dealings providing that the issuing party was deceived into signing it in the belief that it was another document or a document with a different content. Art. 157 The use of a genuine document as if it related to a person other than the one to whom it in fact relates, or in another manner contrary to what was intended, where this is done for purposes of deception in legal dealings, shall be punishable by fines … or up to 6 months’ imprisonment. [The provisions of the first paragraph shall also apply to the use of genuine documents that are stored in machine-readable form.] 1) 2) 1) L. 82/1998, 73. gr. L. 30/1998, 2. gr. 2) Art. 158 If a person states something falsely in an official document or book or in documents or books of another type which he or she is obliged to publish or write, or if the person states something falsely in a document or book that he or she publishes or keeps in a position for the pursuit of which legal authorisation is required, and if this is done for purposes of deception in legal dealings, this shall be punishable by … up to 3 years’ imprisonment, or by a fine if there are extenuating circumstances. The same punishment shall apply to the use of false documents of this type in legal dealings as if they were materially correct. [The provisions of the first and second paragraphs shall also apply to the 1)