Fake IDs in Texas

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POSSESSION OF FAKE IDENTIFICATION

Section 521.453, Transportation Code

Under 21 Years of Age: Class C Misdemeanor (Up to $500 Fine)

A person under the age of 21 years commits an offense if the person possesses, with the intent to represent that the person is 21 years of age or older, a document that is deceptively similar to a driver's license or personal identification certificate unless the document displays the statement "NOT A GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT" diagonally...on both the front and back of the document in solid red capital letters at least 1/4 inch in height.

The document is deceptively similar if a reasonable person would assume the document was issued by DPS, another agency of this state, another state, or the United States.

Section 521.456 Transportation Code:

Class C Misdemeanor (Up to $500 Fine):

A person commits an offense if the person possesses with the intent to use, circulate or passes a forged or counterfeit instrument that is not made by the appropriate authority (DPS, another agency of this state, another state, or the United Stated).

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DELIVERY OR MANUFACTURE
OF COUNTERFEIT IDENTIFICATION

SECTION 521.456 Transportation Code:

Class A Misdemeanor (Up to $4000 Fine, and/or 1 year in jail):

Possesses with the intent to sell, distribute, or deliver a forged or counterfeit instrument that is not made or distributed by an authority authorized to do so under a state, federal, or Canadian law.

Third Degree Felony (2-10 years in State Penitentiary):

Manufactures or produces with the intent to sell, distribute, or deliver a forged or counterfeit instrument that the person knows is not made by the appropriate authority.

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TAMPERING WITH GOVERNMENTAL RECORD

Texas Penal Code, Section 37.10

Felony, Third Degree:

An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the governmental record was a license, certificate, permit, seal, or similar document issued by government, by another state, or by the United States.

MISREPRESENTATION OF AGE

Alcoholic Beverage Code, Section 106.07

A minor commits an offense if he falsely states that he is 21 years of age or older or presents any document that indicates he is 21 years of age or older to a person engaging in selling or serving alcoholic beverages.

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