Underage individuals caught with fakes, according to an article in the NYU newspaper The Washington Square News, will incur a maximum penalty of one year in state prison. The minimum penalty, the article states, is a court summons, and most offenders are fined, the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control laws state.So is having a fake ID worth the risk? For some students, especially those who frequent nightclubs, the answer is yes. Wax said that her social life suffered without a fake new york drivers license. “All of my friends have fake IDs," she said. "Being in the city and going out is almost impossible without some form of fake ID…freshman year, none of us had IDs, and we couldn't go out," she said. An anonymous female FCLC '10 student said, “I know I won't ask certain people to come out with us if I know a certain club or bar is [strict] with IDs. Even though I'd like their company, when it comes down to it, [those people] will stop the [rest of the] group from getting in."