Category: State Guides
Louisiana Constable Badge: Requirements & Design Standards 2026 Everything Louisiana constables need to know about parish-based badge requirements, ward designations, design traditions, and ordering professional credentials across the Pelican State. 📅 Updated: April 9, 2026 ⏳ 10 min read 📂 State Guides ✍️ By James Kator, CEO, Owl Badges 📌Read More
Pennsylvania Constable Badge: Requirements & Design Standards 2026 Everything Pennsylvania constables need to know about PCEP training requirements, badge design standards, district designations, and ordering professional credentials for the Commonwealth’s court officer system. 📅 Updated: April 9, 2026 ⏳ 10 min read 📂 State Guides ✍️ By James Kator, CEO,Read More
Texas Constable Badge: Requirements & Design Standards 2026 Everything Texas constables need to know about badge requirements, precinct designs, star shapes, and ordering professional credentials for the largest constable system in the United States. 📅 Updated: April 9, 2026 ⏳ 10 min read 📂 State Guides ✍️ By James Kator,Read More
Wyoming Police Badge Ordering Requirements & Regulations Guide Complete guide to POST certification, badge traditions, and law enforcement credentials in the Cowboy State—America’s least populous state with the strongest Western traditions 📅 Updated: December 25, 2025⏱️ 11 min read📂 State Guides✍️ By James Kator 📌 The Short Answer Wyoming lawRead More
Wisconsin Police Badge Ordering Requirements & Regulations Guide Complete guide to LESB certification, badge standards, and law enforcement credentials in the Badger State—where harsh winters demand the most durable badge construction 📅 Updated: December 25, 2025⏱️ 12 min read📂 State Guides✍️ By James Kator, CEO, Owl Badges 📌Read More
West Virginia Police Badge Requirements & Regulations Guide Complete guide to LETC certification, badge traditions, and law enforcement credentials in the Mountain State—where rugged terrain and Appalachian heritage shape policing 📅 Updated: December 25, 2025⏱️ 11 min read📂 State Guides✍️ By James Kator 📌 The Short Answer WestRead More
By Shanna Campbell · Updated August 29, 2026 · Statutes verified August 29, 2026. General information, not legal advice. Washington splits police impersonation into two degrees, and in 2025 it did something no other state badge-law page has caught up to: it folded forged digital likenesses — deepfaked images andRead More
By Shanna Campbell · Updated August 29, 2026 · Statutes verified August 29, 2026. General information, not legal advice. Virginia does something with police impersonation that most states do not: it counts. Under Va. Code §18.2-174, falsely assuming or exercising the functions, powers, duties, and privileges of a sheriff, policeRead More
Vermont Police Badge Ordering Requirements & Regulations Guide Complete guide to VCJTC certification, badge traditions, and law enforcement credentials in the Green Mountain State—where 14 counties and 850-hour training create Vermont’s unique policing landscape 📅 Updated: December 25, 2025⏱️ 12 min read📂 State Guides✍️ By James Kator, CEO,Read More
By Shanna Campbell · Updated August 29, 2026 · Statutes verified August 29, 2026. General information, not legal advice. Utah’s impersonation statute is short, but it reaches further than most states’ toward the badge itself. Under Utah Code §76-8-512, a person commits impersonation of an officer three ways: by impersonatingRead More
Texas Police Badge Requirements & Regulations Guide Complete 2026 guide to TCOLE licensing, Basic Peace Officer Course, DPS standards, Texas Rangers history, and badge specifications across the Lone Star State’s 2,500+ law enforcement agencies 📅 Updated: May 11, 2026 ⏱️ 11 min read 📁 State Guides ✍️ By James Kator,Read More
Tennessee Police Badge Ordering Requirements & Regulations Guide Complete guide to POST certification and badge standards in the Volunteer State—where three grand divisions and 95 counties create distinct Southern law enforcement traditions 📅 Updated: December 25, 2025⏱️ 13 min read📂 State Guides✍️ By James Kator 📌 The ShortRead More