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AB-683 Veterans’ organizations.(2023-2024)

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Date Published: 02/13/2023 09:00 PM
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 683

Introduced by Assembly Member Flora

February 13, 2023

An act to amend Section 1801 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 683, as introduced, Flora. Veterans’ organizations.
Existing law generally prohibits the sale, representation, and manufacture of a poppy, badge, or label represented as being sponsored, endorsed, or offered by a veterans’ organization when the poppy, badge, or label is not sponsored, endorsed, or offered by a veterans’ organization. Existing law makes it unlawful for a person to represent, directly or indirectly, that an act of solicitation is sponsored, endorsed, or made by or at the request of a veterans’ organization when it is not sponsored, endorsed, or made by or at the request of a veterans’ organization. Under existing law, a person who violates these prohibitions is guilty of a misdemeanor.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 1801 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

1801.
 (a) It is unlawful for any a person to do any of the following acts:

(a)

(1) To hawk, peddle, vend, offer to sell, give away, or offer to give away any a poppy, badge, or label, which label that appears to be, be or is represented represented, directly or indirectly indirectly, as being, sponsored, endorsed, or offered by any a veterans’ organization, organization when such the poppy, badge, or label is not so sponsored, endorsed, or offered by any a veterans’ organization.

(b)

(2) To represent in any way, represent, directly or indirectly, that any a poppy, badge, or label is sponsored, endorsed, or is being offered by a veterans’ organization when it is in fact not so sponsored, endorsed, or offered by that veterans’ organization.

(c)

(3) To represent in any way, represent, directly or indirectly indirectly, that any an act of solicitation of the contribution of funds or property or for the purchase or sale of any merchandise or services is sponsored, endorsed, or made by or at the request of a veterans’ organization when it is not in fact so sponsored, endorsed, or made by that veterans’ organization.

(d)

(4) To manufacture, process, assemble or distribute, or offer for sale, any a poppy, badge, or label which that appears to be, be or is represented represented, directly or indirectly indirectly, as being, sponsored, endorsed, or offered by any a veterans’ organization, organization when such the poppy, badge, or label is not so sponsored, endorsed, or offered by any a veterans’ organization.

Any

(b) A person, whether or not an honorably discharged member of the Armed Forces of the United States, States and whether or not licensed to hawk, peddle, or vend goods, wares, or merchandise, who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.