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RSMo 311.315effective 01 Jan 2017

Manufacturing a false identification, offense of

In plain English

It is against the law to have the tools or materials needed to make a fake ID card and then give or sell that fake ID to someone under 21 so they can buy alcohol. This crime is a class A misdemeanor, which is one of the more serious lower-level crimes.

Penalties named in this law
class A misdemeanorup to 1 year in jail

Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.

Word-for-word law

311.315. Manufacturing a false identification, of — . — 1. A person commits the offense of manufacturing a false identification if he or she possesses any for the purpose of manufacturing and providing or selling a false to a person under the age of twenty-one for the purpose of purchasing or obtaining alcohol.

2. The offense of manufacturing a false identification is a .

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Source & history notes

(L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17

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