§ 98-137. False representation of identity to corrections officer.  


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  • It shall be unlawful for any person to falsely represent or identify such person as another person to a sworn corrections officer upon a lawful detention or arrest of the person, with the intent to evade the process of the court or to evade the proper identification of the person by the corrections officer if:

    (1)

    The false information is given while the corrections officer is engaged in the lawful discharge of the officer's official duties; and

    (2)

    The person providing false information knows or should have known that the person receiving the information is a corrections officer.

(Code 1977, § 17-12001)