Va. Code § 18.2-174

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 18.2-174 - Impersonating law-enforcement officer; penalty

Any person who falsely assumes or exercises the functions, powers, duties, and privileges incident to the office of sheriff, police officer, marshal, or other peace officer, or any local, city, county, state, or federal law-enforcement officer, or who falsely assumes or pretends to be any such officer, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent offense is punishable as a Class 6 felony.

Va. Code § 18.2-174

Code 1950, § 18.1-311; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 2013, cc. 410, 431, 638.

Amended by Acts 2013 c. 638, § 1, eff. 7/1/2013

Amended by Acts 2013 c. 431, § 1, eff. 7/1/2013.

Amended by Acts 2013 c. 410, § 1, eff. 7/1/2013.