Government identification document

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    (a)    In this section, “government identification document” means one of the following documents issued by the United States government or any state or local government:

        (1)    a passport;

        (2)    an immigration visa;

        (3)    an alien registration card;

        (4)    an employment authorization card;

        (5)    a birth certificate;

        (6)    a Social Security card;

        (7)    a military identification;

        (8)    an adoption decree;

        (9)    a marriage license;

        (10)    a driver’s license; or

        (11)    a photo identification card.

    (b)    A person may not, with fraudulent intent:

        (1)    possess a fictitious or fraudulently altered government identification document;

        (2)    display, cause, or allow to be displayed a fictitious or fraudulently altered government identification document;

        (3)    lend a government identification document to another or knowingly allow the use of the person’s government identification document by another; or

        (4)    display or represent as the person’s own a government identification document not issued to the person.

    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.


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