It's Against the Law to Impersonate Veterans in WA, OR, and CA

It’s Against The Law to Impersonate a Veteran: Fines in WA/CA/OR

It is against the law to impersonate a veteran, whether you live in Washington, Oregon, California, or any other state in America! Those who do so are guilty of criminal identity theft, assuming the identity of someone who has given parts of their lives to military service for this country.

Canva

We always tell veterans that we honor our them for their service but it is also important to let them know that we honor their sacrifices. It should be unthinkable that there are some who impersonate veterans but we see countless stories in the news about the goofballs who do.

Veterans Day is coming up and we owe so much of our freedoms and freedoms brought in many other countries and territories because of you! If you are a true veteran, we salute you and wish you a happy Veterans Day! (Make sure you take advantage of some of these 26 discounts and freebies you can receive!)

RELATED: 26 Freebies And Discounts List for Veterans in Washington, Oregon, and California

Canva

3 RECENT EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE ACROSS AMERICA WHO GOT BUSTED PRETENDING TO BE A VETERAN

This woman in North Carolina pretended to be an honorably discharged Afghanistan War veteran (among other crimes). She was sentenced to 15 years probation.
A woman in Rhode Island got busted for pretending to be a wounded veteran with lung cancer.
Back in 2020, this man in California took an Uber ride to a George Floyd protest in downtown Los Angeles. When he got dropped off, he hopped into a group of troops heading to a crowd management assignment. He brought along some guns and pretended to be a National Guard soldier.

Get our free mobile app

WHAT IS THE LAW IN WASHINGTON STATE FOR IMPERSONATING A VETERAN?

It is a 2nd degree gross misdemeanor to “falsely assume the identity of a veteran or active duty member of the armed forces of the United States with intent to defraud for the purpose of personal gain or to facilitate any unlawful activity.”

Canva

WHAT IS THE LAW IN OREGON FOR IMPERSONATING A VETERAN?

It is a Class A misdemeanor to impersonate a “public servant” [which] includes an active member or veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States.”

Canva

WHAT IS THE LAW IN CALIFORNIA FOR IMPERSONATING A VETERAN?

The California Penal Code 532b decrees it to be a misdemeanor if “a person fraudulently claims, or presents himself or herself, to be a veteran or member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, the Naval Militia, the national guard of any other state, or any other reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, with the intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, [and] is guilty of a misdemeanor.”

Report a typo or correction

LOOK: The oldest cities in America

Though the United States doesn’t have as long of a history as some Old World countries, it still has plenty of historical charm. Stacker brings you a list of the 50 oldest cities in America.

LOOK: See how much gasoline cost the year you started driving

To find out more about how has the price of gas changed throughout the years, Stacker ran the numbers on the cost of a gallon of gasoline for each of the last 84 years. Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (released in April 2020), we analyzed the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline from 1976 to 2020 along with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for unleaded regular gasoline from 1937 to 1976, including the absolute and inflation-adjusted prices for each year.

Read on to explore the cost of gas over time and rediscover just how much a gallon was when you first started driving.