Is it illegal to forge a lawyer’s letter?

Forging a lawyer's letter is not illegal in itself, but using a seal on the lawyer's letter may be a violation of public security or a criminal offense. According to the provisions of the "Public Security Management Punishment Law", a person may be detained for not less than 10 days but not more than 15 days, and may also be fined not more than 1,000 yuan; if the circumstances are relatively minor, the person may be detained for not less than 5 days but not more than 10 days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan. fine.

Legal Basis

Article 52 of the "Public Security Management Punishment Law"

Whoever commits any of the following acts shall be detained for not less than 10 days but not more than 15 days: A fine of not more than 1,000 yuan may be imposed; if the circumstances are relatively minor, the offender shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan:

(1) Counterfeiting, altering or trading in state organs, Official documents, certificates, certification documents and seals of people's organizations, enterprises, institutions or other organizations;

(2) Buying, selling or using forged or altered state organs, people's groups, enterprises, institutions or other organizations official documents, certificates and supporting documents;

(3) Forging, altering or reselling train tickets, ship tickets, air tickets, theatrical performance tickets, sports game tickets or other valuable tickets;

(4) Forging or altering ship registration numbers, buying, selling or using forged or altered ship registration numbers, or altering ship engine numbers.