PENAL CODE of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste bill of exchange, check, other commercial document tradable through endorsement or technical report regarding complete or partial identification of a motor vehicle, aircraft or vessel, the perpetrator is punishable by imprisonment from 2 to 6 years. 2. If the acts described in the previous subarticle or subarticle 1 of article 309 are committed by an official while in the performance of his or her duties, the penalty is from 2 to 8 years imprisonment. Article 305. Forgery of a public document Any official who, in the exercise of his or her duties, with intent to cause loss to another person or the State or to obtain unlawful benefit for him or herself or another party: a) Omits any fact that a document considered legally valid is meant to certify or authenticate; or b) Inserts any act or document in an official record, register or book without complying with legal procedures, shall be punishable by 2 to 6 years imprisonment. Article 306. Use of another person's identification document Any person who, with intent to cause loss to another person or the State, uses an identification document belonging to another, shall be punishable by imprisonment not exceeding 1 year o a fine. CHAPTER II FALSIFICATION OF CURRENCY Article 307. Counterfeiting of currency 1. Any person who counterfeits currency or alters metallic currency of legal tender, with intent to place it into circulation as true currency shall be punishable by imprisonment from 3 to 10 years. 2. Whenever the perpetrator, in addition to committing any of the acts described in the preceding subarticle, actually places such counterfeit currency into circulation, the maximum limit of the penalty shall be increased by one third. 3. Any person who, by agreement with the counterfeiter, offers for sale, places into circulation or otherwise disseminates said counterfeit currency, shall be punishable by between 3 and 10 years imprisonment. Article 308. Circulation of counterfeit currency Any person who, outside of the cases provided for in the preceding article, acquires counterfeit or altered currency with intent to place the same in circulation, or actually does so, sells or otherwise disseminates it as if it were true currency, shall be punishable by between 2 and 6 years imprisonment. Article 309. Counterfeiting of stamps and franks 1. Any person who, with intent to sell or use stamps or franks or by any other means places the same into circulation as legitimate stamps or franks, counterfeits or falsifies stamps or franks, the production and supply of which are exclusive to the Timorese State, shall be punishable by 2 to 8 years imprisonment. 78