Full question:
Is giving a false name to a hospital in Las Vegas Nevada illegal?
- Category: Criminal
- Subcategory: False Name
- Date:
- State: Nevada
Answer:
Providing a false name can be illegal in some situations but unless one of those situation exist or you are using it to commit fraud, it is not per se illegal. Some states have laws that vary. In general you cannot provide a false name to Police, Government agencies or other official documents with government.Most of the time when a person gives a false name to a hospital they are doing it for an improper purpose such as to avoid paying the bill or using someone else's indentity for insurance or other improper reasons. These are improper and committing fraud.
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