§ 8.06.020. Impersonation of officer or wearing a police uniform.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to wear a uniform adopted by the police department, or in any other way to represent himself falsely to be a police officer or any other officer of the city.

(b)

It is unlawful for any private security guard, watchman or other person acting in a security or crowd control position to wear a uniform which is the same color and style as the uniform worn by the Reno Police Department or the Washoe County Sheriff's Office which so resembles either uniform that the wearer reasonably appears to be a member of the Reno Police Department or the Washoe County Sheriff's Office.

(c)

It is unlawful for any person, business entity or corporation which employs security guards, watchmen or other persons acting in a security or crowd control position to direct such employees to wear a uniform which violates subsection (b) hereof.

(d)

Subsections (b) and (c) shall only apply to uniforms adopted by any person, business entity or corporation after the effective date of this ordinance.

(e)

Any person convicted under this section shall be punished for a misdemeanor.

(Code 1966, § 11.12.230; Ord. No. 4895, § 1, 7-14-98)

State law reference

Impersonation of officer, NRS 199.430.