2007-06-25 00:22:32 · 5 answers · asked by Thomas L 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes. It happens all the time.
I work for a real estate title, abstracting, and settlement services company, and the notary makes a copy of the drivers licenses of clients for whom she provides service as a part of our permanent file. The reason is to prevent impostors from making fraudulent real estate transactions.
There was a situation a few years ago where somebody in the community who was well known had an impostor forge his wife's name to a deed for real estate. Everybody knew the husband, but nobody knew the wife. They just assumed that the person he introduced as his wife actually was his wife. However, it wasn't. When matters became known, the notary's bonding company took a big "hit" in order to settle a lawsuit.
2007-06-25 00:29:11 · answer #1 · answered by Mark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of it being illegal in any country. Usually people who do it are with the government, passports, registry offices, hospitals. Some people even make copies of all their id and keep it in a safe place so that if they lose it they know what exactly they've lost and what to do.
2007-06-25 00:36:02 · answer #2 · answered by Acyla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is legal. What is illegal is altering it, or trying to pass off somoeone elses driver's license as your own
2007-06-25 00:26:07 · answer #3 · answered by Chief BaggageSmasher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, as long as you don't try to use the photocopy to drive.
2007-06-25 00:27:38 · answer #4 · answered by Monk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YUP Banks do it Hospitals do it... the Police do it...
2007-06-25 00:27:09 · answer #5 · answered by Michael N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋