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 an active or retired veteran 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.