Which offense involves impersonating a public servant with the intent to induce others to submit to pretended official authority and is a 3rd Degree Felony?

• A. Resisting Arrest
• B. Impersonating Public Servant
• C. Tampering with Evidence
• D. False Identification as Peace Officer

Answer: (B)

The main concept here is the act of impersonating a public servant and using that deception to induce others to submit to pretend official authority. The offender must knowingly pretend to hold public power and try to get someone to comply as if that authority were real. The specific intent to induce submission to the pretended authority is what makes this offense distinct from other crimes.

This is the best choice because it captures both elements: the impersonation and the objective to coerce or influence others to act under that false authority. Resisting arrest focuses on opposing an officer performing duties; tampering with evidence deals with altering or concealing evidence; false identification as a peace officer covers presenting oneself as an officer but not necessarily with the explicit aim of getting others to submit to pretend authority. The phrase describing intent to induce submission ties directly to the impersonation offense, and in this jurisdiction it carries a 3rd degree felony designation, signaling a serious level of culpability.

For a concrete image: someone pretends to be a public servant and convinces another person to hand over something or comply with a demand by relying on that false status. The other options don’t include that combination of impersonation plus the coercive intent.