What is False Personation in Louisiana?
False personation is the performance of any of the following acts with the intent to injure or defraud, or to obtain or secure any special privilege or advantage:
(1) Impersonating any public officer, or private individual having special authority by law to perform an act affecting the rights or interests of another, or the assuming, without authority, of any uniform or badge by which such officer or person is lawfully distinguished; or
(2) Performing any act purporting to be official in such assumed character.
Entry on or remaining after being forbidden occurs when there are facts to indicate that the offender entered or remained on someone’s property after he was told that he couldn’t be there or after he was told to leave. Many times, this charge is associated with the defendant being asked to leave a bar or residence. The defendant will then attempt to re-enter or will refuse to leave.
There are defenses and mitigation strategies to consider in defending these charges. Contact our New Orleans criminal defense attorneys if you have a criminal charge in New Orleans, Louisiana.
What is the penalty for False Personation in Louisiana?
Whoever commits the crime of false personation shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both.
What is false personation of a peace officer or firefighter in Louisiana?
A. False personation of a peace officer or firefighter is the performance of any one or more of the following acts with the intent to injure or defraud or to obtain or secure any special privilege or advantage:
(1) Impersonating any peace officer or firefighter or assuming, without authority, any uniform or badge by which a peace officer or firefighter is lawfully distinguished.
(2) Performing any act purporting to be official in such assumed character.
(3) Making, altering, possession, or use of a false document or document containing false statements which purports to be a training program certificate or in-service training certificate or other documentation issued by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training, pursuant to R.S. 40:2405, which certifies the peace officer has successfully completed the requirements necessary to exercise his authority as a peace officer.
(4) Equipping any motor vehicle with lights or sirens which simulate a law enforcement vehicle.
B. As used in this Section:
(1) “Badge” shall mean a device or emblem, regardless of the material of which it is made, worn as an insignia of rank, office, or membership in a law enforcement organization, including but not limited to those that bear the seal of the state of Louisiana.
(2) “Firefighter” means any certified first responder as defined in R.S. 40:1231, certified emergency medical technician as defined in R.S. 40:1231, or any firefighter regularly employed by a fire department of any municipality, parish, or fire protection district of the state of Louisiana, or any volunteer fireman of the state of Louisiana.
(3) “Peace officer” shall include commissioned police officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, marshals, deputy marshals, correctional officers, constables, wildlife enforcement agents, park wardens, livestock brand inspectors, forestry officers, military police, fire marshal investigators, probation and parole officers, attorney general investigators, and district attorney investigators.
Penalties for false personation of a peace officer in Louisiana
C. Whoever commits the crime of false personation of a peace officer or firefighter shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both.
The law guiding Orleans Parish and New Orleans as a whole takes it as an illegal act to remain in a place after being forbidden. Properties with location and time restrictions designated by signs and posts warn that it is illegal for you to remain there after the accepted time. So, getting into private property that you do not have the legal authority to get into or remain in is against the law.
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Contact a New Orleans False Personation Lawyer
Barkemeyer Law Firm has success helping clients charged with False Personation. Contact our criminal lawyers to discuss your case.
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New Orleans, LA 70119
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