§ 5-37-208 - Criminal impersonation. - Arkansas Statutes

5-37-208. Criminal impersonation.

(a) (1) A person commits criminal impersonation in the first degree if, with the intent to induce a person to submit to pretended official authority for the purpose to injure or defraud the person, the person:

(A) Pretends to be a law enforcement officer by wearing or displaying, without authority, any uniform or badge by which a law enforcement officer is lawfully distinguished; or

(B) Uses a motor vehicle or motorcycle designed, equipped or marked so as to resemble a motor vehicle or motorcycle belonging to a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency.

(2) Criminal impersonation in the first degree is a Class D felony.

(b) (1) A person commits criminal impersonation in the second degree if the person does an act in his or her pretended or assumed capacity or character with the purpose to injure or defraud another person and the actor:

(A) Assumes a false identity;

(B) Pretends to be a representative of a person or organization;

(C) Pretends to be an officer or employee of the government other than a law enforcement officer described in subsection (a) of this section; or

(D) Pretends to have a handicap or disability.

(2) Criminal impersonation in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.