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AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT UNIFORM; IMITATION PROHIBITED.

Austin City Code § 9-4-54
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§ 9-4-54 - AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT UNIFORM; IMITATION PROHIBITED. (A) A person, other than a sworn police officer of the Austin Police Department, may not wear a uniform, or wear or display a badge that is deceptively similar to the uniform or badge at the time in use by the Austin Police Department. (B) In this section, a uniform or badge is deceptively similar to the uniform or badge at the time in use by the Austin Police Department if a reasonable person would assume that it was issued or prescribed by the Austin Police Department. (C) This section does not apply to a person who has received written approval from the Chief of Police to wear an Austin Police Department uniform or badge, and who is: (i) serving as an Austin Police Department Chaplain; or (ii) honorably retired from the Austin Police Department. (D) A person who violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 1-1-99 (Offenses; General Penalty). Source: Ord. 20080214-021; Ord. No 20190131-015, Pt. 1, 2-11-19.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9PRAC_CH9-4PRAC_ART4OFRELAENAC_S9-4-54AUPODEUNIMPRFetched: 10/27/2026

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