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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FALSE IMPERSONATION

     

     Introduced By: Senators Burke, Raptakis, Tikoian, Britto, and McKenney

     Date Introduced: March 30, 2023

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     (Judiciary)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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

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Personation" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     11-14-1. Impersonation of public officer.

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     Every person who shall falsely assume or pretend to be a judge, justice of the peace,

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warden, deputy sheriff, alderman, member of any city or town council, city or town clerk, state

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court clerk, city sergeant, constable, correctional officer, any other officer of any city or town in

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this state as well as any out-of-state police, or the attorney general, deputy attorney general,

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assistant or special assistant attorney general, and shall act as such, shall be imprisoned not

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

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FALSE IMPERSONATION

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     This act would provide that state court clerks be added to the list of public officers for

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whom falsely assuming their identity would be a criminal offense.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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