CODE OF VIRGINIA

UNLAWFUL WEARING OF OFFICER’S UNIFORM OR INSIGNIA; UNLAWFUL USE OF VEHICLE
WITH WORD “POLICE” SHOWN THEREON (§ 18.2-175)

No person, not such an officer as is referred to in § 19.2-78, shall wear any
such uniform as is designated pursuant to the provisions of such section or wear
an insignia or markings containing the Seal of the Commonwealth or the insignia
of any such officer’s uniform, nor shall any person not such an officer,
or not authorized by such officer, or not authorized by the military police of
the armed forces or of the National Guard, or not authorized by the military
police of other governmental agencies, use or cause to be used on the public
roads or highways of this Commonwealth, any motor vehicle bearing markings with
the word “police” shown thereon.  However, the prohibition against
wearing an insignia or markings containing the Seal of the Commonwealth shall
not apply to any certified firefighter or to any certified or licensed emergency
medical personnel.  Any violation of this section shall be a Class 1
misdemeanor.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 18.1-312; 1960, c. 358; 1966, c. 420; 1968, c. 675; 1975,
cc. 14, 15; 1979, c. 704; 1991, c. 424.