N.Y. General Business Law § 143: False identification documents

§ 143. False identification documents. 1. As used in this section,

"false identification document" means any document, including a personal

identification card, which is of a type intended or commonly used or

accepted for the purpose of identification of individuals and which is

not issued by or under the lawful authority of the named or indicated

issuer. "False identification document" shall also include a personal

identification document intended or commonly used or accepted for the

purpose of identification which resembles or is intended to resemble one

issued by the named or indicated issuer even though that issuer may be

fictitious.

2. No person, firm or corporation shall produce, advertise, offer for

sale, sell, distribute or otherwise transfer in this state any false

personal identification document unless such document bears the word

"NOVELTY" diagonally printed clearly and indelibly on both the front and

back of such document in capital letters in not less than twelve point

type.

3. Whenever there shall be a violation of this section, an application

may be made by the attorney general in the name of the people of the

state of New York or by the corporation counsel for any city or by an

attorney properly designated by the governing body to represent any

other political subdivision, to a court or justice having jurisdiction

by a special proceeding to issue an injunction, and upon notice to the

respondent of not less than five days, to enjoin and restrain the

continuance of such violations; and if it shall appear to the

satisfaction of the court or justice that the respondent has, in fact,

violated this section, an injunction may be issued by such court or

justice, enjoining and restraining any further violation, without

requiring proof that any person has, in fact, been injured or damaged

thereby. Whenever the court shall determine that a violation of this

section has occurred, the court may impose a civil penalty of not more

than five hundred dollars for each violation. In connection with any

such proposed application, the attorney general, corporation counsel or

other properly designated attorney, as the case may be, is authorized to

take proof and make a determination of the relevant facts and to issue

subpoenas in accordance with the civil practice law and rules. Each sale

of a false identification document shall constitute a separate and

distinct violation.