they have serial #'s and the packaging that comes with it says "It's illegal to display this on your car unless you are an officer or immediate family member of a policeman" or something similar.

Mike S

there was a charitable contribution that got you a sticker or badge. I gotta get friendly with a cop. Wait, that didn't sound right...

FALSE PERSONATION

Anyone displaying Fraternal Order of Police active member medallions or active member stickers who do not have a Fraternal Order of Police valid membership card, can be charged with the following State Statute:

720 ILCS 5/17-2 Impersonating member of police, fraternal or veterans' orginization or representative of charitable organization.

(a) A person commits a false personation when he falsely represents himself to be a member of any police, fraternal or veterans' organization, including the Illinois Police Association, or a representative of any charitable organization, or when any persn exhibits or uses in any manner any decal, badge or insignia of any police organization when not authorized to do so by such police organization.


Note: As a member of the FOP you may display medallions or stickers on your vehicle, but what if a family member drives your car?
We suggest that you make a photocopy of your FOP card and leave the copy in your car. This may help if challenged by the police.

and quite frankly I never really paid much attention to the sticker, nor bothered to remove it when I bought the car, after all, my main concern is just using this vehicle as a mode of transportation to SAFELY and LAWFULLY get to where I need to go. HOWEVER, I'll be MORE than happy to tell you where I bought the car from if you would like to pursue the people who actually PUT the sticker on here in the first place...."

:-)

& I still got a tint ticket 2 weeks ago in winfield. He never said anything about it.

He's actually been able to "assist" me in IN when I got stopped.