Author: Shanna Campbell
By Shanna Campbell · Updated August 29, 2026 · Statutes verified August 29, 2026. General information, not legal advice. Illinois treats police impersonation as a felony from the first moment — and then keeps escalating. Under 720 ILCS 5/17-2, falsely representing yourself to be a peace officer is a ClassRead More
By Shanna Campbell · Updated August 29, 2026 · Statutes verified August 29, 2026. General information, not legal advice. Georgia’s badge law is short, old, and unusually unforgiving. Under O.C.G.A. §16-10-23, a person who falsely holds themselves out as a peace officer, officer of the court, or any other publicRead More
By Shanna Campbell · Updated August 29, 2026 · Statutes verified August 29, 2026. General information, not legal advice. Florida regulates badges more thoroughly than any state in the country — not just who may pretend to be an officer, but who may wear a badge, who may sell one,Read More
By Shanna Campbell · Updated August 29, 2026 · Statutes verified August 29, 2026. General information, not legal advice. Colorado’s badge law is built on two clean elements and one hard lesson. Under C.R.S. §18-8-112, a person commits impersonating a peace officer by falsely pretending to be one and performingRead More
By Shanna Campbell · Updated August 29, 2026. “Federal marshal” is one of the most searched and least understood titles in American law enforcement. It is not a generic word for a federal agent: a federal marshal is an officer of the United States Marshals Service, the country’s oldest federalRead More