What is the legal definition and consequences for Impersonating an officer in the state of Texas?

Full question:

What is the legal definition and consequences for Impersonating an officer in the state of Texas and what constitutes as such? When the individual is a code enforcement officer in neighboring state. He is being falsely accused.

  • Category: Criminal
  • Subcategory: Sentences
  • Date:
  • State: New Mexico

Answer:

The following are Texas statutes:

§ 1702.3875 OCCUP. CODE. Impersonating Security Officer; Offense

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) impersonates a commissioned or noncommissioned security officer
with the intent to induce another to submit to the person's pretended
authority or to rely on the person's pretended acts of a security
officer; or

(2) knowingly purports to exercise any function that requires
registration as a noncommissioned security officer or a security officer
commission.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

§ 12.21 PENAL. Class A Misdemeanor

An individual adjudged guilty of a Class A misdemeanor shall be
punished by:

(1) a fine not to exceed $4,000;


(2) confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year; or


(3) both such fine and confinement.


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FAQs

In Texas, impersonating a police officer is classified as a Class A misdemeanor. If convicted, an individual may face penalties including a fine of up to $4,000, jail time for up to one year, or both. This applies to anyone who pretends to be an officer with the intent to make others submit to their authority or rely on their actions. (Tex. Occ. Code § 1702.3875; Tex. Penal Code § 12.21) Legal statutes mentioned reflect the law at the time the content was written and may no longer be current. Always verify the latest version of the law before relying on it.