N.Y. PEN Law § 190.27
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 190.27, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Criminal sale of a police uniform
Official statutory text
§ 190.27 Criminal sale of a police uniform.\n A person is guilty of criminal sale of a police uniform when he or she\nsells or offers for sale the uniform of any police officer to any\nperson, unless presented with a valid photo identification card showing\nthe purchaser to be a member of the police department which has\nauthorized the requested uniform or an authorization to purchase\nspecified uniforms signed by the police chief or the police commissioner\nof such police department accompanied by a personal photo\nidentification. For purposes of this section, "police officer" shall\ninclude federal law enforcement officers, as defined in section 2.15 of\nthe criminal procedure law; and "uniform" shall include all or any part\nof the uniform which identifies the wearer as a member of a police\ndepartment, such as the uniform, shield, badge, numbers or other\nidentifying insignias or emblems.\n Criminal sale of a police uniform is a class A misdemeanor.\n
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