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MO HB80

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2015

Primary Sponsor

Sonya Anderson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Missouri's false impersonation statute (Section 575.120) to explicitly include "displaying a badge or other credential" as a method of falsely representing oneself as a public servant

  • Consolidates two existing versions of Section 575.120 enacted by previous legislative sessions (SB 491 from the 97th General Assembly and HB 916 from the 92nd General Assembly) into one unified section

  • Maintains existing penalties: false impersonation is a class B misdemeanor, elevated to a class A misdemeanor when impersonating a law enforcement officer

  • Preserves procedures for victims of identity-based false impersonation to seek expungement and correction of arrest or conviction records under Section 610.123

  • Retains provisions requiring prosecuting attorneys and courts to correct records when someone provides false identifying information (name, date of birth, Social Security number) upon arrest

Legislative Description

Specifies that it is a crime to falsely represent oneself to be a public servant by displaying a badge

Last Action

Public Hearing Completed (H)

4/29/2015

Committee Referrals

Civil and Criminal Proceedings1/20/2015

Full Bill Text

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