Forgery of Documentation Flashcards
What is the offence of forgery of documents?
Any person with INTENT TO DECEIVE…
- forges
- alter
- use
…OR…
- lends or allows another to use
…OR…
- makes
- has in his possession
- a document calculated to deceive
…any…
- licence
- test certificate
- certificate of insurance
- certificate of exemption for seat belts
- certificate related to a driver training course
- an example would include producing a genuine certificate of insurance which has since been cancelled and trying to use it as legitimate
What is the offence of false statements or withholding information?
This generally concerns KNOWINGLY proving any false information in regards to either obtaining licences or certificates, insurance or in accordance with any regulation.
It also includes WITHHOLDING information
SEE PAGE 123 FOR THE FULL LIST OF EXAMPLES
- there is no need to obtain the desired result to complete the offence
- this is an offence of strict liability and as such you can’t complete the offence if you are drunk when providing
What is the offence of issuing false documents?
Any person who…
- issues
- any insurance certificate or document in place of an in place of an insurance certificate
- test certificate
- certificate of conformity
- knowing the certificate or document is false
- the person must know what they are issuing is false
- a false stamp or back dating the certificate will count
What are the police powers in relation fro false documents?
If a constable…
- has reasonable cause to believe
- a document is in regards to this legislation one liked to an offence
- they can seize it
Where a person has a document seized they must go to magistrates court to account for it unless it is returned or they are charged with a relevant offence already
If there is an offending plate or document in or on a vehicle belonging to a suspect the officer may seize this, including detaching it from the vehicle. THIS CAN ONLY BE USED BY AUTHORISED VEHICLE EXAMINERS
