| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 09, 2025 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S1434
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 57th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 2nd Senate District
(R, C) 51st Senate District
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
2025-S1434 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S1434 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1434
SPONSOR: BORRELLO
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of stolen valor
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this legislation is to create the crime of Stolen Valor.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The bill adds a new section 190.24 to the Penal Law to create the crime
of Stolen Valor, which is committed when a person knowingly misrepre-
sents him or herself as a member or veteran of the United States Armed
Forces or organized militia or 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. This crime is a class A misdemea-
nor.
2025-S1434 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1434
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 9, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sens. BORRELLO, MATTERA, OBERACKER, ORTT -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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 SUCH PERSON KNOWINGLY,
WITH THE INTENT TO OBTAIN MONEY, PROPERTY OR ANOTHER TANGIBLE BENEFIT:
1. MISREPRESENTS THEMSELF 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 THEMSELF 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.
LBD04473-01-5
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