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SB115
6VHBZ31-1
By Senator Chambliss
RFD: Judiciary
First Read: 05-Feb-25
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First Read: 05-Feb-25
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, 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.
This bill would further provide that a person
commits the crime of impersonating a peace officer if
he or she is employed as or otherwise accepts an
appointment either knowing that he or she is not
eligible to serve as a peace officer under the laws of
this state or knowing that his or her certification
with the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training
Commission has been revoked or suspended.
This bill would further provide that a person
commits the crime of impersonating a peace officer if
he or she employs, appoints, or otherwise facilitates
an individual serving as a peace officer when he or she
knows that the individual is prohibited from serving as
a peace officer.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
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Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section
13A-10-11, Code of Alabama 1975, to include additional
activity that would constitute the crime of impersonating a
peace officer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 13A-10-11, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
"ยง13A-10-11
(a) A person commits the crime of impersonating a peace
officer if he or she does any of the following:
(1) falsely Falsely pretends to be a peace officer and
does any act in that capacity.
(2) Is employed as or otherwise accepts an appointment
as a peace officer either:
a. Knowing that he or she is not eligible to serve as a
peace officer under the laws of this state; or
b. Knowing that his or her certification with the
Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission has
been revoked or suspended.
(3) Employs, appoints, or otherwise facilitates a
person serving as a peace officer when he or she knows the
person is prohibited from serving as a peace officer under
subdivision (2).
(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
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arrests for crimes, whether that duty extends to all crimes or
is limited to specific crimes."
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2025.
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