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Bill to require identification when officers are not in uniform draws objections from State Police
Summary
House Bill 698 would clarify criminal penalties for impersonating or failing to identify as law enforcement when not in uniform. Supporters described scams and dangerous impersonation incidents; the Department of Safety cautioned the bill would hamper legitimate undercover and exigent operations.
Representative Dennis Mannion told the committee that House Bill 698 would tighten statute language governing when a person claims to be an officer while not wearing a uniform, and would create a penalty for someone who represents themselves as law enforcement without producing identification on request. Mannion said the change was aimed at preventing impersonators who pose as officers to commit crimes, and to give ordinary citizens a simple right to ask for identification.
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