Possessing a forged driver's license or ID
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Every person who displays or causes or permits to be displayed or has in his or her possession any driver’s license or identification card of the type enumerated in Section 470a with the intent that the driver’s license or identification card be used to facilitate the commission of any forgery, is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.
History: Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 359. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.
Simplified explanation
Displaying or possessing a driver's license or ID card of the kind in Section 470a, intending it to be used to commit forgery, is punishable by up to one year in county jail or as a felony.