Penalties For Use Of Personal Identifying Information Of Another (N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17.2)
Attempting to obtain a driver’s license, birth certificate, or other government document that can be used to establish your identity through the use of false documents is a serious crime in New Jersey.
Under Use of Personal Identifying Information of Another (N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17.2), you can be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison and face fines of up to $150,000 for attempting to defraud a government agency into providing false identification to you through the use of falsified documentation or documents that belong to another.
N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17.2 is a crime of a second degree, which means that New Jersey’s presumption of non-incarceration will not apply if you’re convicted, and you can spend years in prison as a result.
Don’t take chances if you’ve been charged with Use of Personal Identifying Information of Another in New Jersey.
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