Federal · Title 10 — Armed Forces

10 U.S.C. § 906: Art. 106. Impersonation of officer, noncommissioned or petty officer, or agent or official

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

This military statute makes it illegal to impersonate military officers, government officials, or armed forces agents with intent to defraud or by wrongfully exercising claimed authority. Punishment is determined by court-martial.

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an officer, a noncommissioned officer, or a petty officer; an agent of superior authority of one of the armed forces; or an official of a government; Any person subject to this chapter who, wrongfully, willfully, and with intent to defraud, impersonates any person referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. Any person subject to this chapter who, wrongfully, willfully, and without intent to defraud, impersonates an official of a government by committing an act that exercises or asserts the authority of the office that the person claims to have shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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