Bill Text: CT HB05261 | 2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning False Representation Of Military Status.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-08 - Favorable Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Judiciary [HB05261 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2010-HB05261-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 5261 | ||
February Session, 2010 |
LCO No. 890 | ||
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Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Veterans' Affairs |
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Introduced by: |
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AN ACT CONCERNING FALSE REPRESENTATION OF MILITARY STATUS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 53-378 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2010):
(b) Any person who falsely represents himself or herself, orally, [or] in writing or by physical display, to have been awarded any rank, 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, 2010 |
53-378(b) |
Statement of Purpose:
To provide that false representation of military rank is an offense and that false representation, by physical display, of rank, decoration or medals is an offense.
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