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Are these documents invalid of the RFID chip is destroyed?
by ynniv 17y ago
Are these documents invalid of the RFID chip is destroyed?
- Devilboy 17y agoI think I read somewhere that intentionally destroying the chip is a no-no, but if you 'accidentally' hit it with a blunt object and it stops working the document is still valid. Don't quote me though.
- pasbesoin 17y agoI recall reading something similar with regard to the new, chipped U.S. passports. If the chip fails, the document is still valid. (Though I expect you might well be in for some hassle. And don't take my word WRT the document's validity; I'm just remembering some random thing I read.) I would imagine, though, that intentionally disabling it represents some form of criminally liable tampering or vandalism. Hopefully not forgery; I seem to recall that forgery carries some big penalties. I wouldn't see disabling some of the information as forgery, but I don't know how a prosecutor might argue the situation.
- JeremyChase 17y agoI would think so if they were using the chip to authenticate the document.