New Jersey S1353 creates a new offense for impersonating a first responder to commit a crime, with penalties one degree higher than the underlying.
New Jersey S1353 establishes the offense of impersonating a first responder to commit a crime, with penalties graded one degree higher than the underlying offense. The bill defines a first responder as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical personnel dispatched to an emergency. The offense is a fourth-degree crime if the underlying offense is a disorderly persons offense, otherwise it is one degree higher than the most serious underlying crime, except when the underlying crime is a first degree crime, in which case it is also a first-degree crime.
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