Puerto Rico · Código Penal de Puerto Rico 2012 (Ley 146-2012)

Cód. Penal PR § 208: Impostura

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who fraudulently impersonates another and performs unauthorized acts under that false identity commits a lesser criminal offense. Consent from the impersonated person does not excuse the crime.

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