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Ohio Rev. Code § 2913.44 (2026)

Personating an officer

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Effective:
January 1, 1974
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly
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(A) No person, with purpose to defraud or knowing that he is facilitating a fraud, or with purpose to induce another to purchase property or services, shall personate a law enforcement officer, or an inspector, investigator, or agent of any governmental agency.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of personating an officer, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1996–1999 · leading case: State v. Doss, 675 N.E.2d 854 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 1996).
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State v. Doss, 675 N.E.2d 854 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 1996). “51(B) through (E), like the analogous crime of impersonating a law enforcement officer under R.C. 2913.44, is the fraud of making a person believe that the actor enjoys a certain status or identity other than that which he, in actuality, possesses.”
State v. Powell, 731 N.E.2d 1170 (Ohio Ct. App. 12th Dist. 1999). · cites it 2× “Defendant-appellant, Vincent Powell, appeals his conviction, rendered in the Hamilton Municipal Court, for personating an officer in violation of R.C. 2913.44(A). 1 We affirm the judgment of the trial court.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2913.44(A): 1 case
State v. Powell, 731 N.E.2d 1170 (Ohio Ct. App. 12th Dist. 1999). “Defendant-appellant, Vincent Powell, appeals his conviction, rendered in the Hamilton Municipal Court, for personating an officer in violation of R.C. 2913.44(A). 1 We affirm the judgment of the trial court.”
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