H.R. 3604 · 109th Congress

Badge and Uniform Security and Trustworthiness Act of 2005

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2005-07-28
Latest action
2005-09-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summary

Badge and Uniform Security and Trustworthiness Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to apply prohibitions against the use of counterfeit police badges to the use of any official insignia or article of clothing (including a badge, emblem or identification card, that is an indicium of the authority of a public employee). Defines "public employee" to mean any officer or employee of the federal government or of a state or local government.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guidelines to assure that the sentence imposed on a defendant who is convicted of a federal offense while wearing or displaying such insignia and clothing reflects the gravity of this aggravating factor.