(1) Any public servant or public employee who falsely makes or alters, whether in its substance or in the dates or signatures of the parties or witnesses, any deed, entry or other writing which it is his duty to draw up, record, certify or serve, shall be punished with imprisonment for from 10 (ten) to 20 (twenty) years and with fine of from CFAF 300 000 (three hundred thousand) to CFAF 3 000 000 (three million).
(2) Whoever uses such document shall be punished as provided for in Subsection (1) above.
E - CULPABLE ABSTENTION
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