Chapter 392

2013 -- S 0554 SUBSTITUTE A

Enacted 07/15/13

A N A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FLAGS AND EMBLEMS

Introduced By: Senators Lombardi, Sheehan, Conley, Lombardo, and E O`Neill

Date Introduced: February 28, 2013

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 11-14-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-14 entitled "False

Personation" is hereby amended to read as follows:

11-14-1. Impersonation of public officer. -- Every person who shall falsely assume or

pretend to be a judge, justice of the peace, warden, deputy sheriff, alderman, member of any city

or town council, city or town clerk, city sergeant, constable, correctional officer, or any other

officer of any city or town in this state as well as any out-of-state police, or the attorney general,

deputy attorney general, assistant or special assistant attorney general, and shall act as such, shall

be imprisoned not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).

SECTION 2. Chapter 11-15 of the General Laws entitled "Flags and Emblems" is hereby

amended by adding thereto the following section:

11-15-4.1. Unauthorized use of the emblem of the attorney general. -- No person, firm

or corporation shall use, without authorization, the emblem of the department of the attorney

general that is authorized by the attorney general or any such emblem used to imitate an emblem

of the department of the attorney general, for any fraudulent purpose, or for any purpose intended

to deceive, harm, or defraud any person. Any person who violates any provisions of this section

shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to imprisonment for up

to one year, a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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