City to add ordinance prohibiting fake IDs

City to add ordinance prohibiting fake IDs

CASPER, Wyo. — Owning and using a fake ID will soon be formally prohibited in Casper, after the City Council approved on first reading an ordinance to add it to the city’s code. In a staff memo, City Attorney Eric Nelson said fake ID cards have become more common in recent years as the technology to produce them has expanded. They’re often used by minors to purchase tobacco and alcoholic products, the memo states. Currently, the city’s municipal…