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1998 SESSION
HB 364 Forgery; fraudulent use of identification documents.
Introduced by: Glenn M. Weatherholtz | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Forgery; fraudulent use; driver's licenses; other identification documents. Increases the penalties and scope of laws prohibiting the forgery and fraudulent use of various identification documents. The penalty for obtaining the birth certificate of another with the intent to purchase a firearm is increased from a Class 6 to a Class 5 felony. Selling or transferring a birth certificate or identification document for such purpose remains a Class 6 felony. By cross-referencing the forging public records statute, the term "public record" is defined to include any application for a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or special identification card. The crime of seal forgery is expanded to include the seals of other states, the seal of the United States, and the seal of any federal, state, or local agency. The penalty for making or selling a driver's license or other identification document is increased from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony; possessing fraudulent identification is increased from a Class 2 to a Class 1 misdemeanor. Unlawfully changing one's name or assuming another name is increased from a Class 3 to a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill also prohibits the submission of false information in documents which support an application for a special identification card and raises the penalty for submitting a fraudulent application from a Class 2 to a Class 1 misdemeanor. In addition, the statute prohibiting the fraudulent use, display, possession, and reproduction of driver's licenses is expanded to include special identification cards and identification documents, and the penalty for such offenses is increased from a traffic infraction ($200 fine) to a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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HISTORY
- 01/15/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 984904487
- 01/15/98 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/98 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/16/98 House: Continued to 1999 in Courts of Justice (24-Y 0-N)