### Question
What does counterfeit police badge mean?


### Answer
**Counterfeit police badge** has the following meaning in *18 U.S.C. § 716*:

> an item that so resembles a police badge that it would deceive an ordinary individual into believing it was a genuine police badge

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 716*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 33-EMBLEMS, INSIGNIA, AND NAMES**

