The Consequences of Using Fake Identification in Florida

Possession of a Fake Id is a Felony: Florida Statutes, Section 322.212 criminalizes the making or possession of a Fake Id or a Florida Driver License. Most people who get arrested for a possession of a Fake Driver License are teenagers or young adults under 21, trying to gain entry into a club or purchase alcohol. A lot of time, the Fake Id will be confiscated by the bouncer or bar security and the matter will not go any further, but there are exceptions and those can effect someone’s life dramatically. An arrest or a Notice to Appear for a Possession of a Florida Fake Id or Driver License come into play when the person refuses to leave the bar or starts a fight with the employees. When that happens, the person will likely also get charged with Trespassing and if he fights the officer potentially more serious charges. In Jacksonville, unfortunately, these charges are common. Most of them take place at the Jacksonville Beach, where young people hang out and the bars require you to be 21 years old to get in.

It is shocking that the Legislature made Possession of the Fake Id a 3rd degree felony. Their intent was to combat making and selling the Fake Ids, but the people who end being charged with this offense are usually young adults. Most people who do try to use a Fake Driver License in Jacksonville to buy alcohol or get into a bar, don’t realize that they may be charged with a 3rd degree felony, and how serious the consequences maybe.

In the State of Florida, a 3rd degree felony is a very serious offense. It is punishable by a maximum of 5 years in prison and by up to $5,000.00 fine.