Forgery of an Identification Document in Utah
It is an even more serious offense to be charged with producing or transferring a false identification document such as a driver’s license or passport. Identification document includes any document made or issued by or under the authority of a governmental entity of a type intended or commonly accepted for the purpose of identification of individuals. This includes documents issued by the state of Utah, the federal government, other state governments, and foreign government entities such as Mexico, a Canadian province, or the European Union.
You can be charged with this offense for producing or transferring identification documents that were not actually issued by the government authority that they purport to be issued by, and also for deceitfully altering government identification documents after they have been issued. For example, if you alter the birthdate on your driver’s license, this is considered “production of a false identification document.”
You may also be charged with this offense for:
- Transferring stolen identification documents, such as Social Security cards
- Transferring identification documents that you know were not produced with lawful authority, for example a driver’s license illegally produced by a rogue DMV agent
- Production, transfer, or possession of equipment or authentication features intended to be used in the production of false identification documents