(1) It is unlawful for any person to alter a motor vehicle driver’s license so as to provide false information on the license or to sell or issue a fictitious driver’s license.

(2) It is unlawful for any person to use a motor vehicle driver’s license not issued to the person, an altered motor vehicle driver’s license, an identification card containing false information, or an identification card not issued to the person to defraud another or violate the law.

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 56-1-515

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.

(3) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

(4) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.