New York A02570 criminalizes pretending to be a servicemember, former servicemember, or first responder, and establishes a stolen valor fee.

New York A02570 amends the penal law to classify as a second-degree criminal impersonation pretending to be a servicemember, former servicemember, or first responder, or falsely claiming to have received a decoration or medal. The bill also establishes a stolen valor fee for those convicted of such offenses. The collected fees are to be credited to the veterans remembrance and cemetery maintenance and operation fund. The act takes effect immediately.

New York A02570 criminalizes pretending to be a servicemember, former servicemember, or first responder, and establishes a stolen valor fee.

New York A02570 amends the penal law to classify as a second-degree criminal impersonation pretending to be a servicemember, former servicemember, or first responder, or falsely claiming to have received a decoration or medal. The bill also establishes a stolen valor fee for those convicted of such offenses. The collected fees are to be credited to the veterans remembrance and cemetery maintenance and operation fund. The act takes effect immediately.