Texas · Texas Penal Code
Tex. Penal Code § 37.12: FALSE IDENTIFICATION AS PEACE OFFICER; MISREPRESENTATION OF PROPERTY
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a Class B misdemeanor by making, providing, or possessing false law enforcement identification or badges knowing the person is not actually a peace officer, or by misrepresenting an object as belonging to a law enforcement agency.
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