California · Penal Code
PEN §538i: (a) Any person, other than a first responder, who willfully wears, exhibits, or uses the uniform, insignia, emblem, device, label, certificate, card, or writing of a first responder with the intent of
What this law says, in plain English
A non-first responder who impersonates a first responder during or shortly after an evacuation order to defraud someone commits a crime punishable by county jail (up to one year), state prison, fines up to $20,000, or combinations thereof.
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