Energy and Technology Committee
General Law Committee
Judiciary Committee
AN ACT CONCERNING CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
SUMMARY: This act expands the definition of criminal impersonation to include the use of an electronic device to impersonate another person with intent to defraud, deceive, or injure, that results in personal injury, financial loss, or the initiation of judicial proceedings. It does not apply to law enforcement officers performing their official duties. Under existing law, unchanged by the act, criminal impersonation is a class A misdemeanor (see Table on Penalties).
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2011
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