[Gunsan Criminal Attorney Assistance Case] Client Who Forged an Identification Card Receives a Suspended Sentence With the Assistance of the Gunsan Criminal Attorney

The client who came to the Gunsan criminal attorney was a construction worker.

Given the nature of construction sites, the client had believed that being even slightly older would be advantageous in personal relationships.

In fact, the client had habitually told colleagues that he was older than his actual age.

The client then found, on social media, a place that forged resident registration cards.

Taking this as an opportunity, the client instructed that the date of birth be altered.

Afterward, when the seller was booked by the police on charges including forgery of an official document, the client, as the purchaser, was also booked.

For these reasons, the client was awaiting trial and entrusted the case to the Gunsan criminal attorney in order to avoid an actual custodial sentence of imprisonment.

On what charge did the client come to be awaiting trial?

Response of the Gunsan criminal attorney

Because the client instructed another person to forge an identification card, this constitutes the crime of forgery of an official document.

What punishment does a person who commits forgery of an official document receive?

Response of the Gunsan criminal attorney

For the forgery or alteration of an official document, only imprisonment is prescribed, so the statutory penalty is fundamentally very high.

If a person forges or alters an official document with the intent to use it, under Article 225 of the Criminal Act, the person is subject to imprisonment for not more than ten years.

It is true that the client instructed the forgery of an identification card; however, the forged identification card that was delivered was not similar to a genuine identification card.

Accordingly, the Gunsan criminal attorney argued that, because the forged identification card was not similar to a genuine official document, it would be difficult to confuse the two.

The client acknowledges his fault and is deeply remorseful for the offense.

The attorney also emphasized that the client had no prior conviction for the same type of offense and no prior conviction exceeding a fine.

It is true that the client requested the seller to produce a forged identification card.

However, after the client received the identification card, the attorney strongly argued that the client did not actually use it.

The above case was one in which a client who, in order to alter his date of birth, had instructed the forgery of an identification card requested the assistance of the Gunsan criminal attorney while awaiting trial.

When an official document such as an identification card is forged or altered, the statutory penalty imposed is fundamentally high.

If you wish to obtain a reduced sentence, it is advisable to obtain the assistance of a criminal attorney.

If you are facing difficulties in a situation such as the one above, please reach out to the Gunsan criminal attorney of Daeryun Law Firm at any time.