(a) A person commits the crime of impersonating a peace officer if he or she does any of the following:
(1) Falsely pretends to be a peace officer and does any act in that capacity.
(2) Is employed as or otherwise accepts an appointment as a peace officer either:
a. Knowing that he or she is not eligible to serve as a peace officer under the laws of this state; or
b. Knowing that his or her certification with the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission has been revoked or suspended.
(3) Employs, appoints, or otherwise facilitates a person serving as a peace officer when he or she knows the person is prohibited from serving as a peace officer under subdivision (2).
(b) Impersonating a peace officer is a Class C felony.
(c) For the purposes of this section, “peace officer” includes any officer or employee of the federal government vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for crimes, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4550; Act 2023-361, §1; Act 2025-62, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
United States v. Douglas Chappell, 691 F.3d 388 (4th Cir. 2012).
· cites it 4× “§ 912 (criminalizing assuming or pretending to be a government officer and either "act[ing] as such" or obtaining a thing of value); Ala. Code § 13A-10-11 ("A person commits the crime of impersonating a peace officer if he falsely pre- tends to be a peace officer and does any…”
State v. Baker, 167 So. 3d 386 (Ala. Crim. App. 2014).
· cites it 22× “Phillip Joshua Baker was indicted for impersonating a peace officer, a violation of § 13A-10-11, Ala.Code 1975. Prior to trial, Baker filed a motion to dismiss the indictment, in which he alleged that the indictment fails to charge a crime and that § 13A-10-11 is…”
Howard v. State, 902 So. 2d 127 (Ala. Crim. App. 2004).
“…— 11(b)(3); extortion second degree, § 13A-8-15; robbery third degree, § 13A-8-4.3; impersonating a peace officer, § 13A-10-11; escape second degree, § 13A-10-32; escape third degree, § 13A-10-33; facilitating escape first degree, § 13A-10-34; hindering prosecution first…”
Land v. Burns (N.D. Ala. 2024).
· cites it 2× “The court judicially notes that, based on this same 2018 incident, Plaintiff was charged and indicted under Alabama Code § 13A-10-11 for impersonating a peace officer in the Circuit Court of Calhoun County, Alabama.”
Grady v. Richie (INMATE 3) (M.D. Ala. 2022).
· cites it 2× “Code § 13A-6- 43); and impersonating a police officer (Ala. Code § 13A-10-11). Doc. 15-1 at 13–17.”
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