45-35-13 - Unlawful use of cards; penalties.

§ 45-35-13. Unlawful use of cards; penalties.
 

(1)  No person shall: 

(a) Display, or cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his possession, any cancelled, fictitious, fraudulently altered or fraudulently obtained identification cards; 

(b) Lend an identification card to any person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another; 

(c) Display or represent any identification card not issued to him as being his card; 

(d) Permit any unlawful use of an identification card issued to him; 

(e) Do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by this article; 

(f) Photograph, photostat, duplicate or in any way reproduce, manufacture, sell or distribute any identification card or facsimile thereof so that it could be mistaken for a valid identification card; or 

(g) Display or have in his possession any photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction or facsimile of an identification card unless authorized by the provisions of this article. 

(2)  Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (g) of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 

(3)  Any person under twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of the offense who is convicted of a violation of paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of this section shall be punished as follows: 

(a) A first offense shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 

(b) A second or subsequent offense, the offenses being committed within a period of five (5) years, shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 

(4)  Any person twenty-one (21) years of age or older at the time of the offense who is convicted of a violation of paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1988, ch. 570, § 7; Laws, 1998, ch. 558, § 1; Laws, 2001, ch. 551, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 2001.