### Question
What does genuine police badge mean?


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

> an official badge issued by public authority to identify an individual as a law enforcement officer having police powers

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

