SECTION 204 — Marks and Stationery

(1) Whoever forges or alters: a) any seal, stamp or mark of a legislative assembly or of a Court or of an administrative office; or b) the printed stationery or forms of any legislative assembly, Court or administrative office; or c) any punch or mark designed to be placed in the name of the government on weights or measures, or on merchandise; or d) any hammer used for punching government forestry marks; or e) any postage stamp, postmark or reply coupon issued by the postal administration, or any revenue stamp or impressed stamp shall be punished with imprisonment for from 1 (one) to 5 (five) years and with fine of from CFAF 40 000 (forty thousand) to CFAF 4 000 000 (four million) (2) Whoever distributes, sells or makes use of such forged or altered seal, stamp, punch, mark, post-mark, paper or coupon, shall be punished in like manner. (3) Whoever distributes, sells or makes use of any such thing where genuine but improperly obtained, shall be punished in like manner.