Recording a false or forged instrument.

(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section. (2) An actor commits recording a false or forged instrument if the actor knowingly procures or offers a false or forged instrument to be filed, registered, or recorded in a public office, which instrument, if genuine, might be filed or registered or recorded under a law of this state or of the United States. (3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.