Indiana § 9-24-16-12.5 - Inauthentic cards; use of false information
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§ 9-24-16-12.5. Inauthentic cards; use of false information
Sec. 12.5. (a) A person who knowingly sells, offers to sell, buys, produces, forges, counterfeits, or offers a false identification card that could reasonably be mistaken for a valid identification card required by this chapter to be issued by the bureau but that has not been issued by the bureau commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) A person who:
(1) knowingly or intentionally uses false information in an application:
(A) for an identification card issued under this chapter; or
(B) for a renewal, amendment, or replacement of an identification card issued under this chapter; or
(2) knowingly or intentionally makes a false statement or otherwise commits fraud in an application for an identification card issued under this chapter;
commits application fraud, a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.217-2014, SEC.89.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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