 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1434
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     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:

     1    Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.24 to
     2  read as follows:
     3  § 190.24 Stolen valor.
     4    A person commits the crime of stolen valor if such  person  knowingly,
     5  with the intent to obtain money, property or another tangible benefit:
     6    1.  misrepresents themself as a member or veteran of the United States
     7  Armed Forces or organized militia by wearing the uniform or any medal or
     8  insignia authorized for use by the members or  veterans  of  the  United
     9  States  Armed Forces or the organized militia, by federal and state laws
    10  and regulations, or
    11    2. holds themself out to be a recipient of  any  decoration  or  medal
    12  created  by  federal and state laws and regulations to honor the members
    13  or veterans of the United States Armed Forces or the organized militia.
    14    The crime of stolen valor is a class A misdemeanor.
    15    § 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
Creates the crime of stolen valor

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