If someone else uses your signature without authorization, you don't have to bear the legal responsibility of signing, and the responsibility of signing is borne by the actual signer. Punishment of counterfeiting others' signatures: if the actor signs a contract in the name of a fictional unit or signs a contract in the name of another person, it constitutes the crime of contract fraud. If the amount is relatively large, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also or only be fined. According to the General Principles of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and Article 224 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), one of the following circumstances constitutes the crime of contract fraud. For the purpose of illegal possession, defrauding the other party's property in the process of signing and performing the contract. If the amount is relatively large, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also or only be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated: (1) Fictitious units or signing contracts under the name of others; (2) Mortgaging with forged, altered or invalid bills or other false property rights certificates; (three) to perform a small contract or part of the contract first, to deceive the other party to continue to sign and perform the contract, and to have no actual performance ability; (4) After receiving the payment for goods, advance payment or secured property paid by the other party; (5) defrauding the other party's property by other means.
What is the crime of impersonating someone else's signature?
Signing a contract by impersonating others may constitute the crime of contract fraud, and other corresponding crimes may also constitute the crime of financial fraud and bill fraud; However, in the process of litigation, fraudulent use of other people's signatures may constitute the crime of obstruction of testimony and perjury;
It is a fake star signature to sell goods, which constitutes an infringement of others' name rights, and a large amount can constitute fraud.
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Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Law.
Article 305 In criminal proceedings, a witness, expert witness, recorder or translator who intentionally gives false testimony or makes expert testimony, records or translations on important cases with the intention of framing others or concealing criminal evidence shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years; if the circumstances of criminal detention are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years.