CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5861

Chapter 124, Laws of 2004

58th Legislature
2004 Regular Session



CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION--VETERANS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/1/04

Passed by the Senate March 4, 2004
  YEAS 46   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House March 2, 2004
  YEAS 94   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

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.
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Secretary
Approved March 24, 2004.








GARY F. LOCKE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
March 24, 2004 - 3:15 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5861
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

Passed Legislature - 2004 Regular Session
State of Washington58th Legislature2003 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Rasmussen, T. Sheldon, Finkbeiner, Kohl-Welles, Oke, Schmidt and Shin)

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
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     (2) Criminal impersonation in the second degree is a misdemeanor.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   This act takes effect July 1, 2004.


         Passed by the Senate March 4, 2004.
         Passed by the House March 2, 2004.
         Approved by the Governor March 24, 2004.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 24, 2004.