§ 5-5.1-19. Uniform and equipment.
(a) No individual licensed by, registered by, or subject to the provisions of this chapter
shall wear or display any insignia, patch, or pattern that indicates or tends to indicate
that he or she is a law enforcement officer of the federal government, a state, or
any political subdivision of the state or that contains or includes the word "police�
or the equivalent of that word, or is similar in wording to any law enforcement agency
in this state. All badges, shields, and any other devices shall not indicate or tend
to indicate that it represents that of any law enforcement officer of the federal
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§ 5-5.1-19. Uniform and equipment.
(a) No individual licensed by, registered by, or subject to the provisions of this chapter
shall wear or display any insignia, patch, or pattern that indicates or tends to indicate
that he or she is a law enforcement officer of the federal government, a state, or
any political subdivision of the state or that contains or includes the word "police�
or the equivalent of that word, or is similar in wording to any law enforcement agency
in this state. All badges, shields, and any other devices shall not indicate or tend
to indicate that it represents that of any law enforcement officer of the federal
government, a state, or any other political subdivision of the state. This entire
wording must be approved by the attorney general.
(b) No person while performing any activities of a business licensed by this chapter shall
have or utilize any vehicle or equipment displaying the words "police,� "law enforcement
officer,� or the equivalent of these words, or have any sign, shield, marking, accessory,
or insignia that indicates that the vehicle is a vehicle of a public law enforcement
agency. This entire wording must be approved by the attorney general.