New York A08476 protects veterans from fraud and unaccredited representatives by establishing penalties and a veterans' services fund.

New York A08476 amends the veterans' services law, general business law, penal law, and state finance law to protect veterans from fraud and unaccredited representatives. It institutes a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for violations and establishes the class A misdemeanor crime of unaccredited representation of a veteran. The bill also establishes a veterans' services fund to be used for grants to assist claimants in the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims for veterans affairs benefits.

New York A08476 protects veterans from fraud and unaccredited representatives by establishing penalties and a veterans' services fund.

New York A08476 amends the veterans' services law, general business law, penal law, and state finance law to protect veterans from fraud and unaccredited representatives. It institutes a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for violations and establishes the class A misdemeanor crime of unaccredited representation of a veteran. The bill also establishes a veterans' services fund to be used for grants to assist claimants in the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims for veterans affairs benefits.