Can you get charged with possession of fake ID if the cops can prove that you bought one but you don’t currently have it in your possession?
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Can you get charged with possession of fake ID if the cops can prove that you bought one but you don’t currently have it in your possession?
Asked on January 11, 2012 under Criminal Law, Georgia
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
From what you have written, it sounds difficult for the district attorney's office to convict one for possession of a fake identification if one purchased one, but do not have it in possession. From what you have written, it is possible that you could be charged with possession of a fake indentification.
Without law enforcement's possession of the fake identification (presumably a driver's license), I fail to see how the prosecution can prove that the identification that you are writing about is fake at trial.
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