(a) A person is guilty of criminal impersonation of a law-enforcement official when the person, intending to facilitate the commission of a crime or while in immediate flight therefrom does either of the following: (1) Intentionally and without lawful authority impersonates or otherwise pretends to be a law-enforcement official. (2) Without lawful authority does any act intended to create or reinforce a false impression that the person is a law-enforcement official. (b) Criminal impersonation of a law-enforcement official is a class D felony, unless during the course of the commission of the crime, or while in immediate flight therefrom, the person or another participant in the crime does either of the following, in which case it is a class C felony: (1) Causes physical injury to any person who is not a participant in the crime. (2) Commits a class A felony or class B felony as defined by this title or any sexual offense as defined by § 761(i) of this title. (c) Nothing in this section precludes a separate charge, conviction, or sentence for any other crime. (d) For purposes of this section: (1) "Federal officer" means an officer or agent of the federal government who has the power to make arrests under federal law. (2) "Law-enforcement official" means a police officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician (EMT), paramedic, fire police, or federal officer.
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