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| To enact section 2921.53 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
| prohibit the purchase or sale of a peace officer's | 2 |
| uniform unless the purchaser shows required | 3 |
| identification and authorization. | 4 |
| Section 1. That section 2921.53 of the Revised Code be | 5 |
| enacted to read as follows: | 6 |
| Sec. 2921.53. (A) As used in this section: | 7 |
| (1) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as in section | 8 |
| 2921.51 of the Revised Code. | 9 |
| (2) "Uniform" means all or any part of a uniform, including a | 10 |
| shield, badge, number, or other identifying insignia or emblem. | 11 |
| (B) No person shall sell or purchase the uniform of any peace | 12 |
| officer unless at the time of sale the purchaser presents to the | 13 |
| seller both of the following: | 14 |
| (1) A current identification card that is issued by the law | 15 |
| enforcement agency that employs the purchaser, that shows that the | 16 |
| purchaser is employed by the law enforcement agency, and that | 17 |
| bears a photograph of the purchaser; | 18 |
| (2) A letter on the letterhead of the law enforcement agency | 19 |
| that employs the purchaser that authorizes the purchase of the | 20 |
| uniform and that is dated and signed by the highest ranking | 21 |
| officer of the law enforcement agency. | 22 |
| (C) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty | 23 |
| of the unlawful sale or purchase of a peace officer's uniform, a | 24 |
| misdemeanor of the fourth degree. | 25 |