New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)

N.Y. Penal Law § 190.27: Criminal sale of a police uniform

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits criminal sale of a police uniform by selling or offering to sell police uniforms or insignia without proper authorization from the police department or valid identification proving the purchaser is an authorized member.

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