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Carl,

Glad to be of assistance.

The previously referenced section is one possibility, but the badge does not fit it since it does not purport to be a law enforcement badge, any more than the American Tax Payer badge being sold.

But there is a section of law that could be applied. It requires that anyone misrepresent himself as a peace officer with the intent to get someone else to obey them or do something for them (submit to their authority). Flashing a badge and saying everything is okay COULD be all it takes to get arrested, if a peace officer wants to try it. I don't see it happening to much, but I really don't see why anyone would want to carry this type of badge either. I don't think most CHL's want to be or play police, just protect themselves.

And the ones who do want to play police will commit other crimes to make it easy for us to arrest them.

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.