Assembly Bill #388

Introduced by Assembly Member Miller

February 23, 2009

The following is from

www.leginfo.gov

"An act to amend Section 538e of the Penal Code, relating to  firefighting uniforms."

AB 388, as amended, Miller. Firefighting uniforms. Existing law provides that any person, other than an officer or member of a fire department, who willfully wears, exhibits, or uses the authorized uniform of an officer or member of a fire department or a deputy state fire marshal, with the intent of fraudulently impersonating an officer or member of a fire department or the Office of the State Fire Marshal, or of fraudulently inducing the belief that he or she is an officer or member of a fire department or the Office of the State Fire Marshal, is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would require, subject to exceptions, that vendors of firefighting uniforms verify that a person purchasing a uniform identifying a firefighting agency or department is an employee or authorized member of the agency or department identified on the uniform, as specified. The bill would provide that violation of these provisions would be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

A full description of this bill is at:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_388_bill_20090326_amended_asm_v98.pdf