Assembly Bill A5492

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Creates the crime of stolen valor

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A5492 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§10.00 & 60.35, add §190.28, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A3681
2021-2022: A2271
2023-2024: A1818

2017-A5492 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of stolen valor when a person pretends to be a member of the military or reserves; provides that such crime be a class A misdemeanor.

2017-A5492 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5492
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, BENEDETTO, MOSLEY, SKOUFIS, M. G. MILL-
   ER, GALEF, COLTON, PEOPLES-STOKES, GUNTHER, DenDEKKER, BLAKE, WOERNER,
   TITONE,  CAHILL,  RIVERA, RODRIGUEZ, STECK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A.  ENGLEBRIGHT, GLICK, RAMOS -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Codes

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to creating the crime of
   stolen valor
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 10.00 of the penal law is amended by adding two new
 subdivisions 22 and 23 to read as follows:
   22.  "MEMBER  OF  THE  MILITARY OR RESERVES" MEANS (A) A MEMBER OF THE
 UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD, ARMY NATIONAL
 GUARD, AIR NATIONAL GUARD AND/OR RESERVES THEREOF OR (B) A MEMBER OF THE
 NEW YORK GUARD OR THE NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA.
   23. "VETERAN" MEANS A PERSON WHO WAS  A  MEMBER  OF  THE  MILITARY  OR
 RESERVES  AS  DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-TWO OF THIS SECTION, BUT WHO
 HAS SINCE BEEN DISCHARGED FROM SUCH SERVICES.
   § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.28  to  read
 as follows:
 § 190.28 STOLEN VALOR.
   A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY  OF STOLEN VALOR WHEN HE OR SHE PRETENDS TO BE A
 MEMBER OF THE MILITARY OR RESERVES AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION  TWENTY-TWO
 OF SECTION 10.00 OF THIS CHAPTER, OR PRETENDS TO BE A VETERAN AS DEFINED
 BY  SUBDIVISION  TWENTY-THREE OF SECTION 10.00 OF THIS CHAPTER, OR WEARS
 OR DISPLAYS WITHOUT AUTHORITY, ANY UNIFORM, BADGE OR OTHER  INSIGNIA  OR
 FACSIMILE  THEREOF,  BY  WHICH SUCH MEMBER OF THE MILITARY OR VETERAN IS
 LAWFULLY DISTINGUISHED OR EXPRESSES BY HIS OR HER WORDS OR ACTIONS  THAT
 HE  OR SHE IS ACTING WITH THE APPROVAL OR AUTHORITY OF ANY DEPARTMENT OF
 DEFENSE BRANCH OR THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD FOR THE PURPOSE OF FRAU-
 DULENTLY OBTAINING MONEY OR OTHER BENEFITS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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