Expands criminal impersonation in the first degree to include impersonating a firefighter.
The bill amends the penal law to include impersonating a firefighter in the definition of criminal impersonation in the first degree. This change means that pretending to be a firefighter, wearing a firefighter's uniform without authority, or falsely claiming to act with the approval of a public agency as a firefighter can now be prosecuted as a class E felony. The bill also specifies that impersonating a police officer or federal law enforcement officer remains part of the definition.
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