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Parents Beware: If Your Child Has a "Fake" Driver's License, He/She Could Face Serious Charges

By Neil Shous, Esq.

It?s a fact. Many (if not most) ?underage? college kids obtain fake driver?s licenses so that they can go to clubs, bars, and the liquor store to buy booze. For a small fee almost anyone can get their hands on a fake license so that they appear to be 21 years old. And let?s face it, this seems like a relatively harmless offenses. The problem is that it?s not. Aside from the social ramifications and liabilities an underage person faces from being given premature access to alcohol, possessing a fake license could additionally lead to forgery charges. This is because Penal Code 472 PC California?s law against forging, counterfeiting, or possessing a fraudulent public seal can be charged under these exact circumstances. Penal Code 472 PC California?s law against forging, counterfeiting, or possessing a fraudulent public seal, among other things, punishes anyone who knowingly possesses a counterfeit public seal (such as the seal that appears on a California driver?s license)...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on October 08, 2010 (boomark / email).