Criminal Code
362Impersonating police officer
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362 Impersonating police officer (1) A person who is not a police officer commits an offence if the person wears a uniform or badge of a police officer. (2) A person who is not a police officer commits an offence if the person represents himself or herself to be a police officer. (3) An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is a strict liability offence. (4) A person who is not a police officer commits an offence if the person wears clothing or a badge and is reckless about whether the clothing or badge would cause someone to believe that the person is a police officer. (5) This section does not apply to conduct engaged in solely for
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