(1) A person commits the crime of criminal impersonation if: (a) The person, with the intent to injure an individual, intentionally impersonates the individual in a communication to a third person without the individuals consent; (b) The person acts with the intent to deceive the third person into believing that the third person is communicating with the individual; (c) A reasonable person in the circumstances of the third person would believe that the third person is communicating with the individual; and (d) The impersonation causes injury to the individual. (2) Criminal impersonation is a Class A misdemeanor. (3) As used in this section: (a) Impersonate means to use an actual individuals name or likeness to create a representation of the individual that another person would reasonably believe was or is the actual individual being impersonated. (b) Injure means to intimidate, threaten, harass or physically harm. MISCELLANEOUS
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