General Penal Code of Iceland No. 19, February 12 ... - Legislationline

Art. 156 A person using a document bearing an authentic signature for the purpose of
deceit in legal dealings shall be subject to the penalty referred to in Art. 155, provided
that the issuing party has been cheated into signing the document in the belief that it were
another one or a document containing another subject.
Art. 157 In case a person use an authentic document as if it related to a person other than
the one to whom it actually pertains or in another manner contrary to that which was
intended and if this is done for the purpose of deception in legal dealings, he/she shall be
subject to fines ? 1) or imprisonment for up to 6 months.
[The provisions of para. 1 also apply to the use of genuine documentation stored in a
computerized form.] 2)
1) Act 82/1998, Art. 73. 2) Act 30/1998, Art. 2.
Art. 158 In case a person specify something incorrectly in an official document or in a
book or in other kinds of instruments or books which he/she is in duty bound to publish
or work or if a person specify something incorrectly in a document or book which he/she
publishes or keeps in work the discharging of which requires official legalization and this
is done for the purpose of deception in legal dealings, this will be subject to ? 1)
imprisonment for up to 3 years or fines in cases of mitigating circumstances.
The same penalty will be applicable to the use of thus incorrect documentation in legal
dealings as if this were correct in substance.
[The provisions of para. 1 and 2 also apply to misrepresentation and use of information
and data stored in computerized form.] 2)
1) Act 82/1998, Art. 74. 2) Act 30/1998, Art. 3.
Art. 159 In case an official stamp or mark has been affixed on an article and intended to
evidence its genuineness or origin, quality, type or quantity and this has been done
without authority or by means of falsification, the person using the article for the purpose
of deceiving others thereby in transactions shall be subject to fines ? 1) or imprisonment
for up to 3 years.