Utah Code § 53-3-810

Prohibited uses of identification card -- Penalties
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(1) It is a class C misdemeanor to:
(a) lend or knowingly permit the use of an identification card issued to the individual, by an
individual not entitled to the identification card;
(b) display or to represent as the individual's own identification card an identification card not
issued to the individual;
(c) refuse to surrender to the division or a peace officer upon demand any identification card
issued by the division;
(d) use a false name or give a false address in any application for an identification card or any
renewal or duplicate of the identification card, or to knowingly make a false statement, or to
knowingly conceal a material fact in the application;
(e) display a revoked identification card as a valid identification card;
(f) knowingly acquire, use, display, or transfer an item that purports to be an authentic
identification card issued by a governmental entity if the item is not an authentic identification
card issued by that governmental entity; or
(g) alter any information contained on an authentic identification card so that it no longer
represents the information originally displayed.
(2) It is a class A misdemeanor to knowingly:
(a) issue an identification card with false or fraudulent information;
(b) issue an identification card to an individual who is younger than 21 years old if the
identification card is not distinguished as required for an individual who is younger than 21
years old under Section 53-3-806; or
(c) acquire, use, display, or transfer a false or altered identification card to procure a tobacco
product, an electronic cigarette product, or a nicotine product as those terms are defined in
Section 76-9-1101.
(3) An individual may not knowingly use, display, or transfer a false or altered identification card to
procure alcoholic beverages, gain admittance to a place where alcoholic beverages are sold or
consumed, or obtain employment that may not be obtained by a minor in violation of Section
32B-1-403.

(4) It is a third degree felony if an individual's acquisition, use, display, or transfer of a false or
altered identification card:
(a) aids or furthers the individual's efforts to fraudulently obtain goods or services; or
(b) aids or furthers the individual's efforts to commit a violent felony.

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