Section 30-27-2.1 - Impersonating a peace officer.

30-27-2.1. Impersonating a peace officer.

A.     Impersonating a peace officer consists of:   

(1)     without due authority exercising or attempting to exercise the functions of a peace officer; or   

(2)     pretending to be a peace officer with the intent to deceive another person.   

B.     Whoever commits impersonating a peace officer is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, the offender is guilty of a fourth degree felony.   

C.     As used in this section, "peace officer" means any public official or public officer vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for crime, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes.