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Alabama Code Title 13A. Criminal Code § 13A-10-11 SECTION 13A-10-11 IMPERSONATING PEACE OFFICER

Current as of December 30, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) A person commits the crime of impersonating a peace officer if he or she falsely pretends to be a peace officer and does any act in that capacity.

(b) Impersonating a peace officer is a Class C felony.

(c) For the purposes of this section, "peace officer" includes any officer or employee of the federal government vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for crimes, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes.

(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4550; Act 2023-361, §1.)

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