N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 102: Identification required

§ 102. Identification required. 1. Any uniformed law enforcement

officer while interacting with the public in the performance of their

duties shall visibly display:

(a) the name of the agency or department employing such officer; and

(b) at least one form of identification of the officer, such as the

officer's name, badge number, or shield number.

2. Law enforcement officers who are not uniformed while interacting

with the public in the performance of their duties shall wear at least

one visibly identifying agency-issued or department-issued logo, patch,

emblem, insignia, or other external identifier clearly identifying such

officer as a law enforcement officer within such agency or department

acting under color of law.

3. The requirements of this section shall not apply to:

(a) officers engaged in active undercover operations, covert

surveillance, other investigative activities where identification would

compromise such investigation, or protective detail assignments for a

designated person or location where visible identification would

materially increase a security risk to the officer or the protected

individual; or

(b) officers using personal protective equipment required for medical

or emergency response purposes, where such equipment temporarily

prevents visible display of identification.

4. For the purposes of this section: (a) "visibly display" means to

wear externally on the uniform in a size and location that is reasonably

visible to members of the public with whom the officer interacts; and

(b) compliance with 10 U.S.C. § 723, in circumstances where that statute

applies, satisfies all obligations that this section imposes upon the

officer.

5. Any person who willfully violates this section shall for a first

offense be guilty of a violation and each subsequent offense shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor.

6. The provisions of this section shall apply notwithstanding any

other provisions of state or local law, charter, code, ordinance,

resolution, rule, or regulation to the contrary. Provided, however, that

nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent or restrict the

state government from adopting, enacting, or enforcing state policies or

a local government from adopting, enacting, or enforcing local policies,

laws, resolutions, ordinances, or regulations which comply with at least

the applicable standards or requirements of this section, or which

exceed the provisions of this section beyond the requirements set forth

in the chapter of the laws of two thousand twenty-six that added this

section.