### Question
Can you define what genuine police badge means?


### Answer
**Genuine police badge** is defined as the following 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**

