A person commits the offense of identity theft if that person knowingly: Uses personal identifying information belonging to or pertaining to another person to obtain, or attempt to obtain, property fraudulently and without that person’s consent; Obtains, creates, or possesses personal identifying information belonging to or pertaining to another person with the intent to: Use the information to obtain, or attempt to obtain, property fraudulently and without that person’s consent; or Give, sell, transmit, or transfer the information to a third person to facilitate the use of the information by that third person to obtain, or attempt to obtain, property fraudulently and without that person’s consent; or Uses personal identifying information belonging to or pertaining to another person, without that person’s consent, to: Identify himself or herself at the time of his or her arrest; Facilitate or conceal his or her commission of a crime; or Avoid detection, apprehension, or prosecution for a crime.
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