Proposed New York City Bill Will Criminalize Purchase of Counterfeit Goods

New York City Council Member Margaret Chin today introduced a bill to criminalize the purchase of counterfeit goods. The bill targets purchasers when they should know a purchase is counterfeit based on an item's cost or quality or a sale's/seller's conditions and location. The bill will empower police to issue summons to the purchasers of counterfeit goods.

View Council Member Margaret Chin's bill entitled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the purchase of counterfeit goods."

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