Originally Posted by
KD5NRH
Depends on the state; impersonating a security officer is a Class A misdemeanor in Texas. (Occupations Code 1702.3875) I'd be surprised if any state that requires private security licensing didn't make it some sort of offense to falsely imply that one possesses such a license.
Even the TX statue seems to have some big loopholes.
impersonates a commissioned or noncommissioned security officer with the intent to induce another to submit to the person’s pretended authority or to rely on the person’s pretended acts of a security officer;