Impersonating officials is the offense of falsely claiming public office or its authority. In the United States, 18 U.S. Code section 912 punishes whoever falsely assumes or pretends to be an officer or employee acting under the authority of the United States, or of any department, agency or officer of it, and acts as such, or in that pretended character demands or obtains any money, paper, document or thing of value. The penalty is a fine or imprisonment of not more than three years, or both, so the wrong lies in the false claim to authority and not in what the impersonator then takes.
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18 U.S. Code 912, Officer or employee of the United States (Cornell LII)
Section 912
Whoever falsely assumes or pretends to be an officer or employee acting under the authority of the United States or any department, agency or officer thereof, and acts as such
Has Member: Impersonating a Public Official, Statute text
Whoever falsely assumes or pretends to be an officer or employee acting under the authority of the United States or any department, agency or officer thereof, and acts as such, or in such pretended character demands or obtains any money, paper, document, or thing of value, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
View the SourceImpersonating a public servant, Wikipedia
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Impersonating a public servant, impersonating a public officer or impersonating a public official is a crime or misdemeanor in several jurisdictions.
Police impersonation (Wikipedia)
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It is also an offence under Section 61 to possess and/or wear any article of Garda uniform, or possess or use any article, equipment or vehicle with Garda markings that could deceive.
legislation.gov.uk (The National Archives): Police Act 1996, section 90
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Any person who with intent to deceive impersonates a member of a police force or special constable, or makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that he is such a member or constable, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.
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