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Governor Ferguson signs bill to criminalize impersonation of law enforcement in Washington
Summary
Governor Ferguson signed House Bill 2165 at El Centro de la Raza, making impersonation of law-enforcement insignia a criminal offense and expanding the statedefinition of peace officer to include federal agencies. Sponsors and immigrant-rights advocates praised the bipartisan measure as a public-safety step.
Governor Ferguson signed House Bill 2165 at a public event hosted at El Centro de la Raza, saying the measure"keeps people safe" by making impersonation of law-enforcement insignia a criminal offense and by expanding the definition of peace officer to include federal law-enforcement agencies.
The governor opened by thanking the host organization and community leaders, and framed the bill as a bipartisan, governor-requested change. "This common sense change in state…
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