What Happens if a Person is caught with a Fake ID?

gwar

Possible misdemeanor but rarely does anything come from it as long as you aren't using it for anything other than buying alcohol or getting access to a bar/club. Don't let anyone take your ID and if they do you just have to walk away quickly. Don't open any bank accounts with it or use it for insurance because that is a felony.

hammer

Its a Felony and considered fraud....depending on the situtation. If you just try to buy cigarettes, it will probably just be confiscated with no charges against you......

No BitchAssNess

Fake ID Facts
False identification is used for many types of fraudulent activities, including illegal purchase of alcohol and cigarettes, check fraud, bank fraud, social security fraud and immigration fraud. Advanced computer graphics technology and color copiers have made it easier to produce fake IDs and harder for law enforcers or retailers to detect them.

The following summaries explain the law regarding the use, possession and production of falsified identification documents and the penalties for such actions.

COV 18.2-204.1. Fraudulent use of birth certificates, driver's licenses, etc.

It is illegal to use another's identification as one's own.
It is illegal to possess or sell an ID for the purpose of establishing a false identification.
Persons who possess, use or distribute fake IDs are charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor. If the document is used to purchase a firearm, the charges increase to a Class 6 felony.
COV 18.2-204.2. Facsimile or manufacture, sale, etc., or possession of fictitious, simulated official license or identification.

It is illegal to possess, produce or distribute a falsified document that can be mistaken as an official government document.
Violators face Class 1 misdemeanor charges for the sale or production of such ID and Class 2 misdemeanor charges for possession of such ID.
COV 46.2-347. Fraudulent use of driver's license or Department of Motor Vehicles identification card to obtain alcoholic beverages.

Any underage person found using a falsified DMV driver's license or military or university identification card to purchase alcoholic beverages faces conviction of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Convicted individuals may lose their driver's license for thirty days to one year.
COV 4.1-305. Purchasing or possessing alcoholic beverages unlawful in certain cases.

It is illegal for anyone under 21 to possess any alcoholic beverage.
No one under 21 may use an altered or fake ID such as a driver's license, birth certificate or student identification card to establish a false identification or false age to purchase an alcoholic beverage.
Violators of this section are guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and, upon conviction, face a fine of at least $500 or fifty hours of community service, and can lose their driver's license for up to a year.
Retailers' Rights and Responsibilities
Store clerks and sellers and servers of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products must carefully read identification presented for proof of age. According to the Virginia Administrative Code (5-50-20), a licensee or its employees can use the following factors to determine whether or not to make a sale:

Whether an ordinary person would doubt the purchaser is of legal age based on appearance
Whether the purchaser presents identification upon request and appears to be the individual pictured on the document and of the legal age (21 for alcohol; 18 for tobacco products)
Whether the identification is in proper order, has not been altered and has not expired.
If a clerk or server suspects an imposter, an altered ID, or a fake ID, he or she can request to see a second form of identification. Some signs that an ID has been altered include photos that are cut out and glued over the original one, cut marks, bumps or tears in the lamination and lettering that doesn't match the rest of the card. ABC offers training to retailers regarding fake IDs, among other topics.

The holder of the fake ID, and not the retailer, is held fully responsible when the ID appears to be legitimate and meets the minimum standards imposed by the regulations. For a copy of the ID Checking Guide, contact the Drivers License Guide Company at 1-800-227-8827.

Turtle L

One word- JAIL. Its a felony! You could get in SERIOUS trouble for using a fake ID, whether it has your picture or not!

Jenna C

personal experience
YOU WILL GET ARRESTED!
I DIDNT GET CHARGED THO

Johnny And C

if you go to a DMV (note the D not B) and use someone else's info and take your picture then it's a felony.

it would only be a misdemeanor if you used an id with someone else's picture.

there are also heavy fines for each case though.

Barbados Sleeeeem!!!

It's a felony to fraudulantly present a government issued document of identification. It being a real ID, just not yours, still makes it a serious crime.

Roseline

felony useing someone elses info= identity theft

kadiss17

You'll never hear about it again, kids get caught with fake ID all the time. Don't worry about it.

troy_hklo

felony

angie b

In most cases it's a misdemeanor by it's not the same in every state

fangtaiyang

If the ID is obtained through fraud, it is fraud and it can be charged as either a misdemeanor or a felony

Mourning my Mom

It depends on what you are using it for and who caught you.

If you used someone's info, even with their permission, I am pretty sure that it is identity theft. That is a felony.

If the police catch you with it, and it is your pic, but the wrong info, I think that it is giving police false information. I don't know if that is a felony or a misdemeanor.

By the way, I think it is the DMV, not the BMV, but it could be different where you live.

If you were able to get a real ID at the DMV with incorrect information, then your DMV needs to be reported, because they are not checking identity's well enough. If they didn't catch that you are not the person that information belonged to, then they are not doing their job.

Stoney

it will be confiscated and not given back. Depends on the state...and they will also notify the person on the ID

twilight lova

you go to jail and it goes on ur record (NOT GOOD)

2009

In New Jersey, bouncers and bartenders get money for finding fakes, so the stakes are high. In PA or NJ, I forget, there was a rule on the books that if they could lose their driving privilege for a long while.

L B

probably a misdeamor if anything...whoever catches the person with the fake id they will take it and call their parents

Missing Him

If you made the fake I.d. then your in for alot of trouble... if you use someone elses with their pic then u may get off with a slap on the hand. Just dont tell on the person because they will get in trouble...just say u found it.

000cheetah

They will probable go to jail Or worse they might be sent to court,arrested,you might need to pay money,explain.Hope that never happens god for bid!

BMV ?,
If you are using someones to fraudulently obtain a loan or somthing like that then most likly yes. If you are using it to get into a club they will probablly go easy on you.
With the law there are many things they take into consideration like how many times you have been in trouble and if they think you are likly to do it again. If it is the first time and you seem sorry they may go easy or if it is a minor and thier parents seem interested in helping the child to improve that often helps with the judge.

doobster

That's fraud and very very bad

shea p

i ave no clue

hiddenname

What are you using it for?

At worst, a misdemeanor. It's unlikely the police would even be involved though.

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