California · Penal Code

PEN §529.7: Any person who obtains, or assists another person in obtaining, a driver’s license, identification card, vehicle registration certificate, or any other official document issued by the Department of Mo

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Obtaining or helping someone obtain a DMV document (license, ID, registration) knowing they are not entitled to it is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.

Read the full statutory text

Any person who obtains, or assists another person in obtaining, a driver’s license, identification card, vehicle registration certificate, or any other official document issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, with knowledge that the person obtaining the document is not entitled to the document, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for up to one year, or a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.

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