§ 529.7

Obtaining DMV documents unlawfully

Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term

Any person who obtains, or assists another person in obtaining, a driver’s license, identification card, vehicle registration certificate, or any other official document issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, with knowledge that the person obtaining the document is not entitled to the document, is guilty of a , and is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for up to one year, or a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.

History: Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 907, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.

Simplified explanation

Obtaining, or helping someone obtain, a driver's license, ID card, registration, or other DMV document, knowing that person is not entitled to it, is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in county jail.