12.1-13-04. Impersonating officials

12.1-13-04. Impersonating officials 1. A person is guilty of an offense if he falsely pretends to be: a. A public servant, other than a law enforcement officer, and acts as if to exercise the authority of such public servant. b. A public servant or a former public servant and thereby obtains a thing of value. c. A law enforcement officer. 2. It is no defense to prosecution under this section that the pretended capacity did not exist or the pretended authority could not legally or otherwise have been exercised or conferred. 3. An offense under subdivision b or c of subsection 1 is a class A misdemeanor. An offense under subdivision a of subsection 1 is a class B misdemeanor.