Posted: 12/29/2014 3:23:22 PM EDT
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Is it legal/illegal to have a fake I.D.? For example a passport or drivers license.
Not for presenting to LEO or legal transactions but for misdirecting a terrorist or criminal? Say a passport from Ceylon or Rhodesia or drivers license with incorrect name and address? |
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Using a fake passport is a Federal offense, as is making or giving one.
18 US Code 1543 Edit: In Georgia, possessing a fake driver's license is a misdemeanor. 2nd offense is a felony. 16-9-4 |
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Generally, there has to be an intent to defraud for it to be classified as forgery, at least in Arizona. I havent read up on all the ORS but I believe you can still get a misdemeanor if you possess but it can rise to a felony under certain circumstances. |
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I havent read up on all the ORS but I believe you can still get a misdemeanor if you possess but it can rise to a felony under certain circumstances. Quoted:
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Generally, there has to be an intent to defraud for it to be classified as forgery, at least in Arizona. I havent read up on all the ORS but I believe you can still get a misdemeanor if you possess but it can rise to a felony under certain circumstances. Not for use for actual LEGAL ID purposes. I remember years ago when terrorists took an airliner. They confiscated the passengers passports. The U.S. citizens were then separated. |
| Illegal on most all counts. Fake DL = state offense. Fake passport = federal offense. I'm not talking a kid with a fake ID used to buy cigs or alcohol for personal consumption. Most cops will usually just confiscate because you were attempting to commit an offense like being a minor in possession. However a fake official government document is no BS. In TX (you state may be different)put a state seal on something and it could be considered forging an offical state document which is a felony. In the case of a fake passport a quick Google search shows your looking at up to 10 yrs in federal prison. |
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Not for use for actual LEGAL ID purposes. I remember years ago when terrorists took an airliner. They confiscated the passengers passports. The U.S. citizens were then separated. Somewhat related: This is why when I was stationed overseas (early '90s), I kept a US civilian passport, so that in that kind of event, I wouldn't have to produce my .mil ID card. Better to just be a US citizen, than a US military member in that kind of situation. |
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I used to have quite a few passports with my picture but different names and countries. I don't use them as much anymore since they shut down Treadstone but they did come in handy a few times. Quoted:
I used to have quite a few passports with my picture but different names and countries. I don't use them as much anymore since they shut down Treadstone but they did come in handy a few times. Who told you the shut down Treadstone? 
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In Illinois it is a felony. Up to 3 years in the pokey. I think that it is ridiculous to make felons of college kids that a trying to sneak into a bar. I really hate Illinois sometimes.  Lets just list the things that are not a felony in Illinios it's a much shorter list. |
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Just don't go showing it off, if it comes a day you need to use a fake ID to hide your identity you will have bigger issues than a misdemeanor or felony  Next thing you know you ask if its ok to make a silencer or shoulder your AR pistol funny how people come on a open forum and ask if something is legal or not before goggling the question  Free |
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Not for use for actual LEGAL ID purposes. I remember years ago when terrorists took an airliner. They confiscated the passengers passports. The U.S. citizens were then separated. Quoted:
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Generally, there has to be an intent to defraud for it to be classified as forgery, at least in Arizona. I havent read up on all the ORS but I believe you can still get a misdemeanor if you possess but it can rise to a felony under certain circumstances. Not for use for actual LEGAL ID purposes. I remember years ago when terrorists took an airliner. They confiscated the passengers passports. The U.S. citizens were then separated. Let me get this straight. You want to get a fake passport that says you are from somewhere other than the US incase you are on a plane that is hijacked you can give it to the hijackers so they won't know you are a US citizen? Statistically your money would probably be better spent on a helmet to protect you from being hit in the head by a falling meteorite. |
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Nope. Throw down wallet with a few bucks in it if a bad guy points a gun at me and wants it. Just a hypothetical question. Quoted:
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Are you 19 trying to get in a college bar? Nope. Throw down wallet with a few bucks in it if a bad guy points a gun at me and wants it. Just a hypothetical question. Why bother with ID for such a wallet? Put in a bunch of expired credit cards, maybe some empty gift cards. |