Category: State Guides

By Shanna Campbell · Updated August 29, 2026 · Statutes verified August 29, 2026. General information, not legal advice. New Hampshire has the strictest badge statute in the United States, and almost nobody outside the state knows it. RSA 104:28-a, titled simply “False Personation,” makes it a Class B felonyRead More

    Nevada Police Badge Requirements & Regulations Guide Complete guide to POST certification standards and badge specifications for law enforcement across the Silver State 📅 Updated: December 24, 2025⏱️ 8 min read📂 State Guides✍️ By James Kator, CEO, Owl Badges 📌 The Short Answer Nevada law enforcement badges areRead More

By Shanna Campbell · Updated August 29, 2026 · Statutes verified August 29, 2026. General information, not legal advice. Nebraska keeps its badge law simple and comparatively light. Under Nebraska Revised Statute 28-610, a person commits impersonating a peace officer by falsely pretending to be a peace officer and performingRead More

By Shanna Campbell · Updated August 29, 2026 · Statutes verified August 29, 2026 against the Montana Code Annotated 2025. General information, not legal advice. Montana’s badge law is one sentence of elements and one of the country’s heaviest flat penalties. Under Montana Code Annotated 45-7-209, a person commits impersonatingRead More

By Shanna Campbell · Updated August 29, 2026 · Statutes verified August 29, 2026. This article is general information, not legal advice. Missouri is the lenient outlier among Midwestern badge laws. Under Revised Statutes of Missouri section 575.120, false impersonation is a class B misdemeanor — and it rises onlyRead More

By Shanna Campbell · Updated August 29, 2026 · Statutes verified August 29, 2026. This article is general information, not legal advice. Mississippi’s badge law just made one of the biggest jumps in the country. For decades, impersonating an officer in Mississippi was among the lightest offenses of its kindRead More

    Minnesota Police Badge Requirements & Regulations Guide Complete guide to POST Board certification, badge traditions, and law enforcement credentials in Minnesota 📅 Updated: December 24, 2025⏱️ 9 min read📂 State Guides✍️ By James Kator, CEO, Owl Badges 📌The Short Answer Minnesota law enforcement badges are governed by POSTRead More

    Michigan Police Badge Requirements & Regulations Guide Complete guide to MCOLES certification, badge standards, and law enforcement credentials in the Great Lakes State 📅 Updated: December 24, 2025⏱️ 8 min read📂 State Guides✍️ By James Kator, CEO, Owl Badges 📌 The Short Answer Michigan law enforcement badges areRead More

By Shanna Campbell · Updated August 29, 2026 · Statutes verified August 29, 2026. This article is general information, not legal advice. Massachusetts quietly rewrote its police impersonation law at the end of 2025, and most published guides have not caught up. General Laws chapter 268, section 33 — theRead More

By Shanna Campbell · Updated August 29, 2026 · Statutes verified August 29, 2026. This article is general information, not legal advice. Maryland has one of the broadest police badge statutes in the country. Section 3-502 of the Public Safety Article does three separate things: it prohibits impersonating a policeRead More

    Maine Police Badge Requirements & Regulations Guide Complete guide to MCJA certification standards and badge specifications for law enforcement across the Pine Tree State 📅 Updated: December 24, 2025⏱️ 8 min read📂 State Guides✍️ By James Kator, CEO, Owl Badges 📌 The Short Answer Maine law enforcement badgesRead More

    Louisiana Police Badge Requirements & Regulations Guide Complete guide to POST certification standards for the Pelican State—America’s only state with parishes instead of counties 📅 Updated: December 24, 2025⏱️ 9 min read📂 State Guides✍️ By James Kator 📌 The Short Answer Louisiana law enforcement badges are governed byRead More