Trafficking in stolen identities
Trafficking in stolen identities means making, selling, giving away, or holding onto other people's identifying information in order to steal their identities. If someone has five or more ID documents — either multiple ones from the same person or ones from five or more different people — that counts as evidence they planned to sell or misuse them. This does not apply to a person's own ID or IDs someone else gave them permission to hold. This crime is a class B felony, which is a serious crime.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
570.224. in stolen identities — possession of documents, exemptions — . — 1. A person commits the of trafficking in stolen identities if he or she, for the purpose of committing , , sells, s, or possesses with intent to sell or transfer .
2. Possession of five or more means of identification of the same person or possession of means of identification of five or more separate persons shall be evidence that the identities are possessed with intent to , sell, or transfer means of identification for the purpose of committing identity theft. In determining possession of five or more means of identification of the same person, or possession of means of identification of five or more separate persons for the purposes of evidence this , the following do not apply:
(1) The possession of his or her own identification documents;
(2) The possession of the identification documents of a person who has consented to the person at possessing his or her identification documents.
3. The offense of trafficking in stolen identities is a .
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Source & history notes
(L. 2004 H.B. 916, A.L. 2004 H.B. 959, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
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