2006-08-09 21:06:15 · 14 answers · asked by grahame d 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I can only speak to passports issued by the government of the United States of America.
Is it against the law to burn another person's passport? Absolutely. And to comment on the obvious; yes it is against the law to burn your own passport. Why?
PASSPORTs issued to citizens of the United States of America remain the property of the USA and not the US citizen identified in the Passport.
Take a look at your passport or any US passport and go to page six and read section 2.....
= Section 2 U.S. Government Property: This passport is the property of of the United States Government
= Section 2 also states that upon demand by an authorized agent of the US Government it (passport)must be surrendered.
Therefore, if you burn or destroy any USA passport you have you have broken the law; a Federal Law.
2006-08-10 01:15:24 · answer #1 · answered by iraq51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say yes, it is destroying someone else's property. They would have to answer a lot of questions to get a new one and then the Home Office could have you charged with a crime.
Anyway why would you want to burn someones passport. That sounds like a nasty vindictive action.
2006-08-10 04:32:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Burning a passport is punishable because it is a destruction of a public document.
2006-08-10 04:32:35 · answer #3 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES
A Passport is an official document and as such its unauthorised possession, use, retention, reproduction, destruction or transfer to another person is a offence.
The holder must produce this document if requested to so by a duly appointed person in the execution of his/her duty.
The loss must be reported to the issuing authority immediately
2006-08-10 04:24:47 · answer #4 · answered by Jeff J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no offence in the UK in burning a passport per se.
However, if the individual hadn't consented then this could constitute criminal damage.
2006-08-10 04:18:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the passport is lent to the user but remains property of the government. You have no right to destroy or even damage it.
2006-08-10 05:02:31 · answer #6 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think it would be considered destruction of property since passports aren't free.
2006-08-10 04:14:19 · answer #7 · answered by Bud B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its not. if you asked permission from the owner and if the passport is no longer of use.- but try burning mine then you'll end up in jail. (coz i've not use it yet. ha! ha! ha!)
2006-08-10 04:32:06 · answer #8 · answered by dEbBieLopt0us 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. passports are protected by some sort of legel jargon with regards to dpa and other releated stuff,
2006-08-10 04:13:15 · answer #9 · answered by X2 epsilon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would imagine it is, passports are only loaned to you and come with certain conditions,,ie. that you behave yourself
2006-08-10 04:17:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋