Los Angeles County Municipal Code Ch. 7.52 Identification Card Preparation

A person shall not prepare, make, process or otherwise fabricate for the general public, either with or without compensation therefor, any card which may be used to establish the identity of the holder thereof without complying with the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 6586 § 6 (part), 1954: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 10 § 581, 1951.)

Every person who prepares, makes, processes or fabricates for the general public, with or without compensation, any card which contains such information thereon as may be used to establish the identity of the holder thereof shall first procure a license therefor and pay an annual license fee in the amount set forth in Section 7.14.010 of this title, under the appropriate heading.

(Ord. 11209 § 1 (part), 1975: Ord. 8608 § 1 (part), 1964: Ord. 6586 § 6 (part), 1954: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 10 § 583, 1951.)

A licensee, before making any identification card, shall require that the person applying for such an identification card shall first exhibit a certified copy of his birth certificate or court order establishing fact of birth.

(Ord. 6586 § 6 (part), 1954: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 10 § 586, 1951.)

Each licensee under this title shall keep a photographic or duplicate copy of each and every identification card prepared, made, processed or issued to him, together with the photograph, negative or positive print of the bust picture of the person who applied for the identification card if such picture is part of the identification card. The licensee shall keep such photographic or duplicate copies and negatives as long as he is in business. If the licensee fails to renew his license or goes out of business, he shall deliver to the tax collector all photographs, copies, negatives and records which he is required to keep.

(Ord. 92-0132 § 27, 1992: Ord. 6586 § 6 (part), 1954: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 10 § 584, 1951.)

All photographs, copies, negatives and records required by this chapter to be kept by the licensee shall be available for examination, inspection or copying by the sheriff, tax collector, or by any other peace officer during all business hours. The licensee shall not, and any person employed by the licensee shall not, deny access to any record required to be kept by this chapter to the tax collector or the sheriff or any other peace officer.

(Ord. 92-0132 § 28, 1992: Ord. 6586 § 6 (part), 1954: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 10 § 585, 1951.)

A person shall not use any identification card unless it correctly identifies him. A person shall not impersonate another by the means of the use of an identification card or other written material.

(Ord. 6586 § 6 (part), 1954: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 10 § 582, 1951.)

Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who:

A.

Violates any provision of this chapter;

B.

Misuses any identification card;

C.

Mutilates or alters any numbers or any marks on an identification card;

D.

Prepares, makes, processes or fabricates an identification card that does not truly identify the applicant for an identification card;

E.

Permits anyone to make any unlawful use of any identification card.

(Ord. 6586 § 6 (part), 1954: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 10 § 587, 1951.)