Columbia False identification ordinance (§ 16-225)
Chapter 16: Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions · Article II. Code of Offenses
Any person who possesses:
(a) A reproduced, modified or altered motor vehicle driver's license from any state, jurisdiction or licensing authority;
(b) A reproduced, modified, or altered, non-driver's identification card or any other modified or altered identification card originally issued by any governmental or educational institution or authority;
(c) Any identification document of another person which indicates that person is twenty-one (21) years of age or older when the possessor is under twenty-one (21) years of age; or
(d) Any identification card or document which appears on its face to be issued by a legitimate governmental or educational issuing authority which indicates the possessor is twenty-one (21) years of age or older when the possessor is under twenty-one (21) years of age; is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 16-225
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.