Possession of another's identification
Seattle Mun. Code § 12A.08.140
in effect12A.08.140 - Possession of another's identification
A. A person is guilty of possession of another's identification if the person knowingly possesses personal identification bearing another person's identity, when the person possessing the personal identification does not have the other person's permission to possess it,
B. This section does not apply to:
1. A person who obtains, by means other than theft, another person's personal identification for the sole purpose of misrepresenting his or her age;
2. A person engaged in a lawful business who obtains another person's personal identification in the ordinary course of business;
3. A person who finds another person's lost personal identification, does not intend to deprive the other person of the personal identification or to use it to commit a crime, and takes reasonably prompt steps to return it to its owner; and
4. A law enforcement agency that produces or displays counterfeit credit or debit cards, checks or other payment instruments, or personal identification for investigative or educational purposes.
C. The following definitions apply to this Section 12A.08.140 unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
"Credit card" means a card, plate, booklet, credit card number, credit card account number, or other identifying symbol, instrument, or device that can be used to pay for, or to obtain on credit, goods or services.
"Debit card" means a card used to obtain goods or services by a transaction that debits the cardholder's account, rather than extending credit.
"Personal identification" means any driver's license, passport, or identification card actually or purportedly issued by any federal, state, local or foreign governmental entity; any credit card or debit card; or any employee identification card actually or purportedly issued by any employer, public or private, including but not limited to a badge or identification or access card.
(Ord. 125254, § 2, 2017; Ord. 124301, § 12, 2013.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT12ACRCO_SUBTITLE_ICRCO_CH12A.08OFAGPR_12A.08.140POANIDFetched: 11/1/2026