Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-264
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False impersonation of peace officers - False insignia on
Official statutory text
motor vehicle.
A. Any person who shall without due authority exercise or
attempt to exercise the functions of or hold himself or herself out
to any one as a deputy sheriff, marshal, police officer, constable
or peace officer shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one
(1) year, or by a fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00),
or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided, however, this
section shall not be so construed as to prevent private persons from
making arrests for felonies or misdemeanors committed in their
presence.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to affix on his or her
motor vehicle, either temporarily or permanently, any insignia
typically used by a law enforcement agency for the purpose of
causing any other motor vehicle operator to yield the right-of-way
and stop, or which actually causes any other motor vehicle operator
to yield the right-of-way and stop, whether intended or not. Any
person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall, upon
conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in
the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by a fine not
exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and
imprisonment. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to
vehicles of any fire department, fire patrol, law enforcement
vehicles, ambulances, or other authorized emergency vehicles.
R.L. 1910, § 2147. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 120, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,
2007.
A. Any person who shall without due authority exercise or
attempt to exercise the functions of or hold himself or herself out
to any one as a deputy sheriff, marshal, police officer, constable
or peace officer shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one
(1) year, or by a fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00),
or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided, however, this
section shall not be so construed as to prevent private persons from
making arrests for felonies or misdemeanors committed in their
presence.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to affix on his or her
motor vehicle, either temporarily or permanently, any insignia
typically used by a law enforcement agency for the purpose of
causing any other motor vehicle operator to yield the right-of-way
and stop, or which actually causes any other motor vehicle operator
to yield the right-of-way and stop, whether intended or not. Any
person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall, upon
conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in
the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by a fine not
exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and
imprisonment. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to
vehicles of any fire department, fire patrol, law enforcement
vehicles, ambulances, or other authorized emergency vehicles.
R.L. 1910, § 2147. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 120, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,
2007.
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