[VeniVidiVici]

And what "Peace Officer" will be impersonated?

[clawrence3]

Federal immigration agents (according to the posts). There is a federal statute against that as well, Since more and more local authorities are contemplating enforcing federal laws on the subject, that's why I said Penal Code 538(d) could be implicated.

[clawrence3]

Here's the California statute:

"Any person other than one who by law is given the authority of a peace officer, who willfully wears, exhibits, or uses the authorized uniform, insignia, emblem, device, label, certificate, card, or writing, of a peace officer, with the intent of fraudulently impersonating a peace officer, or of fraudulently inducing the belief that he or she is a peace officer, is guilty of a misdemeanor."

So, I guess it would come down to what the intent was to "Get an old Crown Vic and paint 'INS' on it and park it near the dweeb's restaurant."

[Old Professer]

If you drive a car that looks like a cruiser, could you then be said to be "incarnating" a police officer?