General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5293
February Session, 2014 LCO No. 1354
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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5293
February Session, 2014
LCO No. 1354
*_____HB05293VA_JUD031214____*
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
AN ACT CONCERNING STOLEN VALOR.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 53-378 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2014):
(a) Any person [, other than an officer or enlisted man or woman of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, or any reserve component thereof, or of the state, as defined in section 27-2, or a member of a school or college military or naval organization, organized, uniformed and drilling as such, or a resident of any veterans' or soldiers' home, or a police officer,] who, with the intent to fraudulently obtain money, property or other tangible benefit, at any time, wears the uniform, or any part of the uniform, of any of [said] the armed forces, reserve components or organizations listed below in this subsection, within the state, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. [, provided nothing] The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to (1) an officer or enlisted man or woman of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, or any reserve component thereof, or of the state, as defined in section 27-2, (2) a member of a school or college military or naval organization, organized, uniformed and drilling as such, (3) a resident of any veterans' or soldiers' home, or (4) a police officer. Nothing in this [section] subsection shall be construed as prohibiting any person having been honorably discharged from any of said armed forces, reserve components or organizations from wearing the person's uniform in accordance with the laws of the United States or the state and the regulations governing any of said armed forces, reserve components or organizations, or any person taking part in any play, opera, theater or other entertainment from wearing such uniform while actually engaged in such entertainment.
(b) Any person who, with the intent to obtain money, property or other tangible benefit, falsely represents himself or herself, orally or in writing, to have been awarded any decoration or medal authorized by the United States Congress for the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, or any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such armed forces, or the ribbon, button or rosette of any such decoration, medal or badge, or any colorable imitation thereof, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2014 53-378
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2014
53-378
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