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Assembly Bill A3245

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Creates a new crime for sale of a firefighter uniform

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2013-A3245 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง190.28, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7309
2011-2012: A2699

2013-A3245 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a new crime for sale of a firefighter uniform.

2013-A3245 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3245

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RABBITT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to creating a new  crime  for
  sale of a firefighter uniform

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.28  to
read as follows:
S 190.28 CRIMINAL SALE OF A FIREFIGHTER UNIFORM.
  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SALE OF A FIREFIGHTER UNIFORM WHEN HE
OR SHE SELLS OR OFFERS FOR SALE THE UNIFORM OF ANY  FIREFIGHTER  TO  ANY
PERSON,  UNLESS PRESENTED WITH A VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD SHOWING
THE PURCHASER TO BE A MEMBER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHICH HAS AUTHORIZED
THE REQUESTED UNIFORM OR AN AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE SPECIFIED UNIFORMS
SIGNED BY THE FIRE CHIEF OR THE FIRE COMMISSIONER OF SUCH  FIRE  DEPART-
MENT  ACCOMPANIED  BY  A  PERSONAL PHOTO IDENTIFICATION. FOR PURPOSES OF
THIS SECTION, "UNIFORM" SHALL INCLUDE ALL OR ANY  PART  OF  THE  UNIFORM
WHICH  IDENTIFIES  THE  WEARER AS A MEMBER OF A FIRE DEPARTMENT, SUCH AS
THE UNIFORM, SHIELD, BADGE, NUMBERS OR OTHER  IDENTIFYING  INSIGNIAS  OR
EMBLEMS.
  CRIMINAL SALE OF A FIREFIGHTER UNIFORM IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05374-01-3

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