PUBLIC LAW 106-547—DEC. 19, 2000 114 STAT. 2739 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "1036. Entry by false pretenses to any real property, vessel, or aircraft of the United States or secure area of any airport.". SEC. 3. POLICE BADGES. (a) IN GENERAL. — Chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "§ 716. Police badges "(a) Whoever— "(1) knowingly transfers, transports, or receives, in interstate or foreign commerce, a counterfeit police badge; "(2) knowingly transfers, in interstate or foreign commerce, a genuine police badge to an individual, knowing that such individual is not authorized to possess it under the law of the place in which the badge is the official badge of the police; "(3) knowingly receives a genuine police badge in a transfer prohibited by paragraph (2); or "(4) being a person not authorized to possess a genuine police badge under the law of the place in which the badge is the official badge of the police, knowingly transports that badge in interstate or foreign commerce, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both. "(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the badge is used or is intended to be used exclusively— "(1) as a memento, or in a collection or exhibit; "(2) for decorative purposes; "(3) for a dramatic presentation, such as a theatrical, film, or television production; or "(4) for any other recreational purpose. "(c) As used in this section— "(1) the term 'genuine police badge' means an official badge issued by public authority to identify an individual as a law enforcement officer having police powers; and "(2) the term 'counterfeit police badge' means an item that so resembles a police badge that it would deceive an ordinary individual into believing it was a genuine police badge.".
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