Police Badge Fraud Prevention Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly: (1) transferring, transporting, or receiving in interstate or foreign commerce, a counterfeit police badge; (2) transferring, in interstate or foreign commerce, a genuine police badge to an individual not authorized to possess it under the law of the place in which the badge is the official badge of the police; (3) receiving a genuine police badge in such a prohibited transfer; or (4) transporting a genuine police badge in interstate or foreign commerce being a person unauthorized to possess it. Makes it a defense to prosecution under this Act that the badge is used exclusively: (1) in a collection or exhibit; (2) for decorative purposes; or (3) for a dramatic presentation.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1687)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3863)
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