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Is faking your death illegal

Updated: 4/29/2024
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βˆ™ 13y ago

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With intent to defraud is an obvious answer. Perhaps how you do it mitigates other criminal acts. If you are using a corpse, God forbid, yes. If your intent is to get a death certificate yes, that’s a false instrument. But if you just went missing and someone petitioned the court for a declaration of death (usually missing 7 years) no. Fact is these days it’s pretty hard to hide.

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βˆ™ 12y ago

It depends on why you faked your own death and what the consequences were but the answer is yes, you could.
If it has been for fraudulent purposes, most certainly.

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βˆ™ 13y ago

No, faking your own death in and of itself is not illegal. HOWEVER, the reason for faking your death MAY BE. For instance:

To collect on life insurance IS illegal...

To escape prosecution IS illegal...

To fool a "friend" or two, is NOT...

Pretty much, the way to measure is simply "Is there money or federal/local law enforcement or other agency involved?" Then yes it is...

Further more, some of the actions you may have to undergo following your fake death stunt maybe. Illegally procuring a social security will land you in jail... Not paying taxes, in jail... Etc. Etc. Etc.

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βˆ™ 3y ago
Say it was the 60s, and you faked death to escape the draft, would that be illegal?

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Yes, faking your death is illegal. It can be considered as fraud, misleading authorities, insurance fraud, and wasting resources on false investigations. It can result in criminal charges and legal consequences.

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βˆ™ 11y ago

YES faking your own death can and usually will result in fraud charges. You can be charged the costs for your search (if one was mounted by the government/police), you can go to jail over taking proceeds from your life insurance after faking your own death... this is NOT a way out of your problems

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βˆ™ 14y ago

No, a person attempting such action can be charged with numerous criminal and civil violations. YES, it is legal to fake your own death IF you have had someone to attempt to murder you twice (and you obviously lived) OR if you are in Nevada. As for the other states i don't know, you would have to look into it.

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βˆ™ 13y ago

It would depend on what you did. If the police/fire/etc. become involved then it is probably illegal, as well as a waste of time. You could even be required to pay the cost of the response and investigation of your pretend crime.

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βˆ™ 14y ago

Well, not really, but most people do it for a specific reason, usually dealing with fraud and that is illegal:

  • Collecting on life insurance
  • Getting out of a marriage
  • Skipping out on debts
  • Avoiding taxes
  • Avoiding law suits
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βˆ™ 14y ago

No. You ARE your identity. Any attempt to hide or change your identity or your existence, is viewed with extreme suspicion and is prima facie cause to believe that it is being done for unlawful purposes.

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βˆ™ 11y ago

No, but faking your own death to commit insurance fraud or any other fraud is.

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