SB 805: Crimes.

This bill would revise and recast existing laws to prohibit impersonating law enforcement officers and employees of public utilities, state and local government agencies, or search and rescue teams. It would also clarify that this prohibition includes federal law enforcement officers and extend it to include willful and credible impersonation through any means for the purpose of defrauding another. The bill would require law enforcement officers operating in the state to visibly display identification, including their agency and name or badge number, when performing enforcement duties, except in specified circumstances. It would make a violation of these provisions a misdemeanor. The bill would also require law enforcement agencies to maintain and publicly post a written policy on the visible identification of sworn personnel, including principles of transparency, accountability, and pu…