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THE PITFALLS OF USING FAKE I.D.s

Most students don’t realize that fake I.D.’s are serious criminal offenses that can stay with you for a lifetime. The following are just a few examples:

    1. You can lose your driver license privileges for up to one year.
    2. Because possessing a counterfeit driver license or I.D. card is a third degree felony, it hardly seems worth going to college. Just try to apply for employment with a major corporation. Most companies and government agencies ask for any arrest and convictions for misdemeanors and felonies.
    3. COST! The criminal justice process can be an expensive one. Not only do defendants face fines and imprisonment, they must deal with cost. Costs may include court cost, probationary cost, and any restitution. Private attorney fees also get expensive.
    4. BEING A CONVICTED FELON. Because of the status of being a convicted felon, the defendant looses certain privileges like voting or the right to possess firearms.
    5. STUDENT AFFAIRS. All reports from the University Police are forwarded to the Dean of Student Affairs for appropriate disposition.

TYPES OF FAKE I.D.s

    1. Using someone else’s driver license or I.D. card.
    2. The altered driver license. Changing the date of birth.
    3. The counterfeit driver license or I.D. card. This is one not authorized by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The old system for the counterfeiters was using poster board to create a backdrop assimilation of a license. However, with new technology, the color copier and home computer are new methods that profit the illegal investor in the range of $25.00 to $50.00 per I.D. card.

THE CRIMES
    1. To possess or display a counterfeit or altered driver license or I.D. card; use of someone else’s driver license or I.D. card; or apply for driver license or I.D. card at a Driver License Bureau is a felony in the third degree. The law applies to fake I.D.’s that resemble not only the State of Florida, but any other state or political territory.
    2. Making or having the equipment to make counterfeit driver licenses I.D.’s is a second-degree felony. Each time one is unlawfully made by the defendant, the count is a separate charge under F.S.S. 831.29.

OTHER LAWS PERTAINING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

    1. POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS OLD
    2. SERVING MINORS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
    3. OPEN CONTAINER ORDINANCE Within Orange County, Florida, drinking alcoholic beverages in the streets and parking lots, including campus lots, is prohibited.
    4. OPEN HOUSE PARTY When an adult is responsible for a residence, such as a dorm, apartment or Greek House and does not take reasonable measures to prevent minors from consuming any alcoholic beverages or controlled substances.

      5. The above laws may impose penalties with fines as high as $500.00 and sixty days in jail.

    5. .02 LAW When a minor operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcoholic beverages tests with a B.A.C. over .02. Penalty for this violation is a 6 month suspended license. .02 is about the equivalent of one beer depending on the person.

    If you have any questions concerning Fake I.D.’s and underage drinking contact http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ucfpd or call (407) 823-5555.

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