| Passed by the Senate March 4, 2004 YEAS 46 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 2, 2004 YEAS 94 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5861 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. MILTON H. DOUMIT JR. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved March 24, 2004. GARY F. LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 24, 2004 - 3:15 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2003 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 03/04/03.
AN ACT Relating to criminal impersonation of a veteran of the armed forces; amending RCW 9A.60.045; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 9A.60.045 and 2003 c 53 s 79 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) A person is guilty of criminal impersonation in the second
degree if the person:
(a)(i) Claims to be a law enforcement officer or creates an
impression that he or she is a law enforcement officer; and
(((b))) (ii) Under circumstances not amounting to criminal
impersonation in the first degree, does an act with intent to convey
the impression that he or she is acting in an official capacity and a
reasonable person would believe the person is a law enforcement
officer; or
(b) Falsely assumes the identity of a veteran or active duty member
of the armed forces of the United States with intent to defraud for the
purpose of personal gain or to facilitate any unlawful activity.
(2) Criminal impersonation in the second degree is a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 This act takes effect July 1, 2004.