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Assembly Bill A5701

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Creates the crime of stolen valor

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2023-A5701 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1111
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §190.24, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7244
2017-2018: A1736
2019-2020: A1731
2021-2022: A5004, S6709
2025-2026: A2557, S1434

2023-A5701 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the crime of stolen valor.

2023-A5701 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5701
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  HAWLEY,  REILLY, MORINELLO, SMULLEN, JENSEN,
   ANGELINO, GALLAHAN, LEMONDES, DeSTEFANO, DURSO,  MANKTELOW  --  Multi-
   Sponsored  by  --  M. of A.  DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to 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. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.24 to
 read as follows:
 § 190.24 STOLEN VALOR.
   A PERSON COMMITS THE CRIME OF STOLEN VALOR IF  HE  OR  SHE  KNOWINGLY,
 WITH THE INTENT TO OBTAIN MONEY, PROPERTY OR ANOTHER TANGIBLE BENEFIT:
   1.  MISREPRESENTS  HIMSELF  OR  HERSELF  AS A MEMBER OR VETERAN OF THE
 UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES OR ORGANIZED MILITIA BY WEARING  THE  UNIFORM
 OR  ANY  MEDAL OR INSIGNIA AUTHORIZED FOR USE BY THE MEMBERS OR VETERANS
 OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES OR THE ORGANIZED MILITIA,  BY  FEDERAL
 AND STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, OR
   2. HOLDS HIMSELF OR HERSELF OUT TO BE A RECIPIENT OF ANY DECORATION OR
 MEDAL  CREATED  BY  FEDERAL  AND STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS TO HONOR THE
 MEMBERS OR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES OR  THE  ORGANIZED
 MILITIA.
   THE CRIME OF STOLEN VALOR IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02893-01-3

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