HB4121sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

Filed: 3/14/2006

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4121

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4121 on page 1, by replacing lines 25 through 28 with the following:

"(a-6) A person commits a false personation when he or she falsely represents himself or herself to be a recipient of, or wears on his or her person, any of the following medals if that medal was not awarded to that person by the United States government, irrespective of branch of service: the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, the Air Force Cross, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, or the Purple Heart.

It is a defense to a prosecution under this subsection (a-6) that the medal is used, or is intended to be used, exclusively:

(1) for a dramatic presentation, such as a theatrical, film, or television production, or a historical re-enactment; or

(2) for a costume worn, or intended to be worn, by a person under 18 years of age.".