HB 1843-S.E - DIGEST

(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/14/03)

Declares that it is a class C felony for any person to sell or deliver a stolen driver's license or identicard.

Declares that it is unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, or deliver a forged, fictitious, counterfeit, fraudulently altered, or unlawfully issued driver's license or identicard, or to manufacture, sell, or deliver a blank driver's license or identicard except under the direction of the department. A violation of this provision is: (1) A class C felony if committed (a) for financial gain or (b) with intent to commit forgery, theft, or identity theft; or

(2) A gross misdemeanor if the conduct does not violate (1) of this provision.

Provides that notwithstanding this act, it is a misdemeanor for any person under the age of twenty-one to manufacture or deliver fewer than four forged, fictitious, counterfeit, or fraudulently altered driver's licenses or identicards for the sole purpose of misrepresenting a person's age.

Provides that in a proceeding under this act that is related to an identity theft under RCW 9.35.020, the crime will be considered to have been committed in any locality where the person whose means of identification or financial information was appropriated resides, or in which any part of the offense took place, regardless of whether the defendant was ever actually in that locality.