76-8-512 - Impersonation of officer.
76-8-512. Impersonation of officer.
A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor who:
(1) impersonates a public servant or a peace officer with intent to deceive another or withintent to induce another to submit to his pretended official authority or to rely upon his pretendedofficial act;
(2) falsely states he is a public servant or a peace officer with intent to deceive another orto induce another to submit to his pretended official authority or to rely upon his pretendedofficial act; or
(3) displays or possesses without authority any badge, identification card, other form ofidentification, any restraint device, or the uniform of any state or local governmental entity, or areasonable facsimile of any of these items, with the intent to deceive another or with the intent toinduce another to submit to his pretended official authority or to rely upon his pretended officialact.
Amended by Chapter 210, 1991 General Session