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TLDR: A 17-year-old pleaded guilty to forging an NRIC to get into nightspots.
At the time of the offences, he was 15 or 16 years old. He created a fake version of his NRIC by replacing his NRIC number and birth date. Bouncers at the nightspots he entered caught him and reported the incidents to the police.
The judge has called for a probation suitability report in view of his youth.
More thoughts: The report mentions that the boy could be jailed for up to 4 years and/or fined for forging his NRIC to commit fraud. This is probably based on the offence of forgery under s465 of the Penal Code.
Other than forgery under s465, there are many other offences and penalties that may be applicable in a case where a person forges an NRIC. For instance, forging a public register or forging a document for the purpose of cheating is punishable with up to 10 years’ jail and possibly a fine.
Under the National Registration Act, a person who produces, possesses or uses a forged NRIC or tampers with an NRIC can be sentenced to up to 10 years’ jail and/or fined up to $10,000.