Police Badge Fraud Prevention Act of 1999

Summary

Police Badge Fraud Prevention Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly: (1) transferring, transporting, or receiving in interstate or foreign commerce, a counterfeit police badge; (2) transferring, in interstate or foreign commerce, a genuine police badge to an individual not authorized to possess it under the law of the place in which the badge is the official badge of the police; (3) receiving a genuine police badge in such a prohibited transfer; or (4) transporting a genuine police badge in interstate or foreign commerce being a person unauthorized to possess it. Makes it a defense to prosecution under this Act that the badge is used exclusively: (1) in a collection or exhibit; (2) for decorative purposes; or (3) for a dramatic presentation.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 July 1999

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  Introduced in House · EN · 29 July 1999

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 July 1999

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