53-3-810 (Effective 07/01/11) - Prohibited uses of identification card -- Penalties.
53-3-810 (Effective 07/01/11). Prohibited uses of identification card -- Penalties.
(1) It is a class C misdemeanor to:
(a) lend or knowingly permit the use of an identification card issued to the person, by aperson not entitled to it;
(b) display or to represent as the person's own an identification card not issued to theperson;
(c) refuse to surrender to the division or a peace officer upon demand any identificationcard issued by the division;
(d) use a false name or give a false address in any application for an identification card orany renewal or duplicate of the identification card, or to knowingly make a false statement, or toknowingly conceal a material fact in the application;
(e) display a revoked identification card as a valid identification card;
(f) knowingly acquire, use, display, or transfer an item that purports to be an authenticidentification card issued by a governmental entity if the item is not an authentic identificationcard issued by that governmental entity; or
(g) alter any information contained on an authentic identification card so that it no longerrepresents the information originally displayed.
(2) It is a class A misdemeanor to knowingly:
(a) issue an identification card with false or fraudulent information;
(b) issue an identification card to any person younger than 21 years of age if theidentification card is not distinguished as required for a person younger than 21 years of ageunder Section 53-3-806; or
(c) acquire, use, display, or transfer a false or altered identification card to procure:
(i) a cigarette;
(ii) an electronic cigarette, as defined in Section 76-10-101;
(iii) tobacco; or
(iv) a tobacco product.
(3) A person may not knowingly use, display, or transfer a false or altered identificationcard to procure alcoholic beverages, gain admittance to a place where alcoholic beverages aresold or consumed, or obtain employment that may not be obtained by a minor in violation ofSection 32B-1-403.
(4) It is a third degree felony if a person's acquisition, use, display, or transfer of a falseor altered identification card:
(a) aids or furthers the person's efforts to fraudulently obtain goods or services; or
(b) aids or furthers the person's efforts to commit a violent felony.
Amended by Chapter 114, 2010 General Session
Amended by Chapter 276, 2010 General Session