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Unlawful transfer to minor of age identification.

What if I gave my ID to someone so that they buy alcohol.  Can I get in trouble for doing this even though I was not using a fake ID myself?  Yes.

If you get caught giving your ID to someone else who then uses it it to try and purchase alcohol or enter a bar or tavern, you can be charged with criminal misdemeanor. 

In such a case, you will probably be charged under RCW 66.44.325, which prohibit such conduct.  It's called Unlawful Transfer to a Minor and is punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000.00 fine.

In order to be found guilty under the Unlawful Transfer to a Minor law, however, the state must provide corroborative testimony of a witness other than the minor who attempted to use the ID.

If you have been charged with Unlawful Transfer to a Minor, it is imperative that you contact our offices immediately.

Any person who transfers in any manner an identification of age to a minor for the purpose of permitting such minor to obtain alcoholic beverages shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided by RCW 9A.20.021, except that a minimum fine of two hundred fifty dollars shall be imposed and any sentence requiring community restitution shall require not fewer than twenty-five hours of community restitution: PROVIDED, That corroborative testimony of a witness other than the minor shall be a condition precedent to conviction.

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[2002 c 175 § 43; 1987 c 101 § 2; 1961 c 147 § 1.]