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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 716. Police badges
(a) Whoever -
(1) knowingly transfers, transports, or receives, in interstate
or foreign commerce, a counterfeit police badge;
(2) knowingly transfers, in interstate or foreign commerce, a
genuine police badge to an individual, knowing that such
individual is not authorized to possess it under the law of the
place in which the badge is the official badge of the police;
(3) knowingly receives a genuine police badge in a transfer
prohibited by paragraph (2); or
(4) being a person not authorized to possess a genuine police
badge under the law of the place in which the badge is the
official badge of the police, knowingly transports that badge in
interstate or foreign commerce,
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 6
months, or both.
(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the
badge is used or is intended to be used exclusively -
(1) as a memento, or in a collection or exhibit;
(2) for decorative purposes;
(3) for a dramatic presentation, such as a theatrical, film, or
television production; or
(4) for any other recreational purpose.
(c) As used in this section -
(1) the term "genuine police badge" means an official badge
issued by public authority to identify an individual as a law
enforcement officer having police powers; and
(2) the term "counterfeit police badge" means an item that so
resembles a police badge that it would deceive an ordinary
individual into believing it was a genuine police badge.
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