{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-519.055","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 519.055","heading":"Impersonating a peace officer.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of impersonating a peace officer if he pretends to be a peace\nofficer, or to represent a law enforcement agency or act with the authority or\napproval of law enforcement agency, with intent to induce another to submit to the\npretended official authority or otherwise to act in reliance upon the pretense to his\nprejudice.\n(2) Impersonating a peace officer is a Class D felony.\n(3) As used in this section, the phrase \"peace officer\" means a peace officer as defined\nin KRS 446.010.","path":["KRS Chapter 519"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19863","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:03Z","sha256":"4f821c231a123be03bff07714cab67927f227737155df32f76b0d0d3c3ab03d0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-519.050","next":"us-ky/krs-519.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}