(15 ILCS 335/14A) (from Ch. 124, par. 34A)

Sec. 14A. Fictitious or unlawfully altered identification card.

(a) As used in this Section:

1. "A fictitious identification card" means any issued identification card for which a computerized number and file have been created by the Secretary of State, the United States Government, any other state or political subdivision thereof, or any governmental or quasi-governmental organization that contains false information concerning the identity of the individual issued the identification card.

2. "False information" means:

(A) Any information concerning an individual's legal name, address, sex, date of birth, or social security number that (i) falsifies all or in part the actual identity of the individual issued the identification card, (ii) in the case of information concerning an address, is information concerning a non-existent address that is used to obtain the identification card, or (iii) is any combination of items (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph (A).

(B) Any photograph that falsifies all or in part the actual identity of the individual issued the identification card.

3. "An unlawfully altered identification card" means any issued identification card for which a computerized number and file have been created by the Secretary of State, the United States Government, any other state or political subdivision thereof, or any governmental or quasi-governmental organization that has been physically altered or changed in such a manner that false information appears upon the identification card.

4. "A document capable of defrauding another" includes, but is not limited to, any document by which any right, obligation, or power with reference to any person or property may be created, transferred, altered, or terminated.

5. An "identification document" or "identification card" means any document made or issued by or under the authority of the United States Government, the State of Illinois, or any other state or political subdivision thereof, or any other governmental or quasi-governmental organization which, when completed with information concerning the individual, is of a type intended or commonly accepted for the purpose of identification of an individual.

(b) It is a violation of this Section for any person:

1. To knowingly possess, display, or cause to be displayed any fictitious or unlawfully altered identification card;

2. To knowingly possess, display, or cause to be displayed any fictitious or unlawfully altered identification card for the purpose of obtaining any account, credit, credit card, or debit card from a bank, financial institution, or retail mercantile establishment;

3. To knowingly possess any fictitious or unlawfully altered identification card with the intent to commit a theft, deception, or credit or debit card fraud in violation of any law of this State or any law of any other jurisdiction;

4. To knowingly possess any fictitious or unlawfully altered identification card with the intent to commit any other violation of any law of this State or any law of any other jurisdiction for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in a penitentiary for one year or more is provided;

5. To knowingly possess any fictitious or unlawfully altered identification card while in unauthorized possession of any document, instrument, or device capable of defrauding another;

6. To knowingly possess any fictitious or unlawfully altered identification card with the intent to use the identification card to acquire any other identification document;

7. To knowingly issue or assist in the issuance of any fictitious identification card;

8. To knowingly alter or attempt to alter any identification card;

9. To knowingly manufacture, possess, transfer, or provide any identification document whether real or fictitious for the purpose of obtaining a fictitious identification card;

10. To make application for the purpose of obtaining a fictitious identification card for another person;

11. To obtain the services of another person to make application for the purpose of obtaining a fictitious identification card.

(c) Sentence.

1. Any person convicted of a violation of paragraph 1, 10, or 11 of subsection (b) of this Section shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person convicted of a second or subsequent violation shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony and shall be sentenced to a minimum fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service, preferably at an alcohol abuse prevention program, if available.

2. Any person convicted of a violation of paragraph 1 of subsection (b) of this Section who at the time of arrest had in his possession two or more fictitious or unlawfully altered identification cards shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.

3. Any person convicted of a violation of paragraph 2 through 9 of subsection (b) of this Section shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person convicted of a second or subsequent violation shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.

(d) This Section does not prohibit any lawfully authorized investigative, protective, law enforcement or other activity of any agency of the United States, State of Illinois, or any other state or political subdivision thereof.

(Source: P.A. 96-1120, eff. 1-1-11.)