New Jersey A2927 creates the offense of impersonating a first responder, grading it one degree higher than the underlying offense.
New Jersey A2927 introduces a new crime of impersonating a first responder, with penalties one degree higher than the underlying offense. A first responder includes law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel. The offense is a fourth-degree crime if the underlying offense is a disorderly persons offense. Otherwise, the offense is classified one degree higher than the underlying offense, except when the underlying crime is a first-degree crime, in which case the offense is a first-degree crime.
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