If you get arrested and use a false name what are the consequences?
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If you get arrested and use a false name what are the consequences?
Asked on February 20, 2011 under Criminal Law, California
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
Ok, so you are already down one, as they say, by being arrested. You then took it a step further by knowingly giving a false name to police or using the identity of someone else on any police report, other official or financial report is a crime, a Felony under the Californa Penal Code Section 529 PC. It is commonly caled false impersonation is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. So speak with your attorney. Pronto. This is a very dangerous situation to play around with for you AND for the poor person whose name you used.
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