Can the law pursue me for a fake ID that was in my wallet that the bouncer saw when I was presenting her my real one?
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Can the law pursue me for a fake ID that was in my wallet that the bouncer saw when I was presenting her my real one?
I’m 19 years old and at a dance club last night I presented my legitimate driver’s license to the bouncer, but for some reason she questioned another card in my wallet anyway that happened to be my fake. I told her I clearly wasn’t using it, but she confiscated it anyway. The police were not called and there were no threats made. She didn’t even ask us to leave. The ID has my real name and picture, so it is not identity theft. In CO, according to searches I’ve done, it is legal to have a “novelty ID” as long as it isn’t used. Am I in the clear?
Asked on December 2, 2011 under Criminal Law, Colorado
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
I don't think you have anything to worry about in this situation but it is a bit weird if you had used your real identification. It may simply be she was trying to prevent you from giving it to someone to use who may look like you but is not of age. If she let you stay in the club and didn't kick you out, let you use your real identification to get into the club, then she had no real business confiscating the other I.D. from you. If it had your real name and picture, for all she knows, it could be as you say a novelty identification or something you use to just have for fun or as a placeholder or a memory item.
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