If someone is charged with assault can they obtain a passport?
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If someone is charged with assault can they obtain a passport?
If so, can they still use the passport if convicted?
Asked on April 18, 2012 under Business Law, North Carolina
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If a person is charged with the crime of assault, he or she is entitled to get a United States passport. There is nothing prohibiting such an application.
Even if the person is convicted of assault, the passport is still valid unless the court orders it handled over by the person who has been convicted of the crime you have written about.
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