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Sec. 23-38. Duty in plain clothes.

Policemen, when on duty in plain clothes, shall make known
to any person interfering with them in the execution of their
duty that they are policemen; they shall exercise their discretion
as to the time of making such communication so as
not to interfere with the object they have in view, so that
if assaulted or interfered with the assailant cannot plead
ignorance of the officer's real character. (Code 1959, § 23-38.)