N.Y. PEN Law § 270.20
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 270.20, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Unlawful wearing of body armor
Official statutory text
§ 270.20 Unlawful wearing of body armor.\n 1. A person is guilty of the unlawful wearing of body armor when\nacting either alone or with one or more other persons he commits any\nviolent felony offense defined in section 70.02 while possessing a\nfirearm, rifle or shotgun and in the course of and in furtherance of\nsuch crime he or she wears body armor.\n 2. For the purposes of this section "body armor" means any product\nthat is a personal protective body covering intended to protect against\ngunfire, regardless of whether such product is to be worn alone or is\nsold as a complement to another product or garment.\n The unlawful wearing of body armor is a class E felony.\n
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