Any individual falsely posing as a public officer or utility employee could now face felony charges under a measure signed into law recently.
1st District State Senator Andre Jacque is a co-author of the so-called Pretenders Face Penalties Act, along with Republican Representative Calvin Callahan, and Democratic Senator Melissa Agard.
The trio said in a news release that the law closes a loophole in state statute, which previously provided no criminal penalty for a person who intentionally misleads others into believing they are a public official, officer, or employee.
Sen. Jacque said it was important to close this loophole in our state statutes in order to protect our local communities from such fraudulent and deceptive behavior.
