Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 37.11 - Impersonating Public Servant(a) A person commits an offense if the person:(1) impersonates a public servant with intent to induce another to submit to the person's pretended official authority or to rely on the person's pretended official acts; or(2) knowingly purports to exercise, without legal authority, any function of a public servant or of a public office, including that of a judge and court.(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 243,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2019.Amended By Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 189, Sec. 7, eff. 5/21/1997.Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. 9/1/1994 Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1974.