Monday, November 30, 2009

Section 37.11 - Impersonating Public Servant

Sec. 37.11. IMPERSONATING PUBLIC SERVANT. (a) A person commits an offense if he:
     (1) impersonates a public servant with intent to induce another to submit to his pretended official authority or to rely on his pretended official acts; or
     (2) knowingly purports to exercise any function of a public servant or of a public office, including that of a judge and court, and the position or office through which he purports to exercise a function of a public servant or public office has no lawful existence under the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 189, Sec. 7, eff. May 21, 1997.