California Penal Code 470b PC states,
“Every person who displays or causes or permits to be displayed or has in his possession any driver’s license or identification card of the type enumerated in Section 470a with the intent that such driver’s license or identification card be used to facilitate the commission of any forgery, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year.” 
Possessing or using a fake driver’s license or I.D. card could be charged as a misdemeanor or felony, depending on the case circumstances and your criminal history.
If you are convicted of violating Penal Code 470b as a misdemeanor, you face up to one year in a county jail and a maximum $1,000 fine.
If you are convicted of this offense as a felony, you face 16 months, or two or three years in the California state prison and a maximum $10,000 fine.
To avoid having this offense on your record, you need an aggressive criminal defense attorney to fight to have this charge reduced to a misdemeanor or dismissed. Call the Law Office of William Daley at (619) 238-1905 for your free 30 minute consultation. William Daley is an experienced California criminal defense and DUI lawyer with over thirty years of experience working to fight for his clients.
