Manufactura y posesión de identificaciones falsas en Virginia

Explicación Simple

No puedes hacer, vender o tener una licencia o identificación falsa. Si lo haces, te pueden castigar con una multa o incluso ir a la cárcel.

Es como si intentaras usar un billete falso en una tienda. La tienda no aceptará el billete, y podrías meterte en problemas por intentar engañar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, un joven de 20 años, decide hacer una identificación falsa para entrar a un bar. Si la policía lo atrapa con esa identificación, podría enfrentar cargos y ser considerado culpable de un delito.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 18.2-204.2 - Manufacture, sale, etc., or possession of fictitious, facsimile or simulated official license or identification; penalty. A. Except as provided in subsection D of § 18.2-204.1 , it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, advertise for sale, sell or possess any fictitious, facsimile or simulated driver's license issued by any state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any foreign country or government; United States Armed Forces identification card; United States passport or foreign government visa; Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles special identification card; official identification issued by any other federal, state or foreign government agency; or official student identification card of an institution of higher education, or in any way reproduce any identification card or facsimile thereof in such a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid license or identification of any type specified in this subsection. B. Any person manufacturing, advertising for sale, selling or reproducing such card or facsimile thereof shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. C. Any person possessing any such card or facsimile thereof shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. D. The provisions of this section shall not preclude an election to prosecute under § 18.2-172 , except to prosecute for forgery or uttering of such license or identification card or facsimile thereof as proof of age. 1980, c. 281; 1989, c. 705; 1992, c. 531; 2006, cc. 445 , 484 ; 2011, c. 401 .