Utter as in uttering, usually goes along with forgery, but not necessarily. Uttering a forged instrument is the act of presenting for payment a document (check) that is not the property of the presenter. A forged money order, busness or cashiers check applies as well. Generally a person convicted of this offense is caught writing someone elses personal checks without ther approval.
It is starting to get dark between 7 and 7:30, right now (remember, that's really 6 - 6:30, starndard time). It being early September now, that means it will be starting to get dark by 7PM, for all intents and purposes, and will be essentially completely dark by 8PM.
In the Southern Hemisphere, this is the day with the greatest number of daylight hours and the beginning of summer. The North Pole has 24 hours of darkness on December 21 or 22, whereas the South Pole has 24 hours of daylight. Throughout the winter season, the length of daylight gradually begins to increase.