(a) A person is guilty of the offense of Usurpation when they, knowingly and without lawful authority,—

(1) remove any government official or member of staff from office unlawfully;

(2) occupy a public office which they cannot legally hold; or,

(3) occupy or exert the powers of a public office which they do not hold, and to which they have not been legally elected, appointed, nominated, or otherwise legally selected.

(b) Usurpation is a Third-Degree Felony.

(c) In any prosecution for the offense of Usurpation, it is an affirmative defense that the Defendant had a reasonable belief that they were legally elected, appointed, nominated, or otherwise legally selected to hold a given office, and where the matter had not previously been adjudicated, and the Defendant was not barred from holding said office by the laws or Constitution of the Republic.

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Added: [Stat. 26-29, Kramerian Revised Criminal Code Act of 2026**)](https://ols.krameria.xyz/Stat-26-29-Kramerian-Revised-Criminal-Code-Act-of-2026-402b2321706548ffb2acd375eddb8ecd), § 103.02

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