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N.Y. General Business Law § 396-eee: Unlawful sale or delivery of body armor

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  1. General Business Law
  2. Article 26. Miscellaneous

§ 396-eee. Unlawful sale or delivery of body armor. 1. No person, firm

or corporation shall sell or deliver body armor to any individual or

entity not engaged or employed in an eligible profession, and except as

provided in subdivision two of this section, no such sale or delivery

shall be permitted unless the transferee meets in person with the

transferor to accomplish such sale or delivery.

2. The provisions of subdivision one of this section regarding in

person sale or delivery shall not apply to purchases made by federal,

state, or local government agencies for the purpose of furnishing such

body armor to employees in eligible professions.

3. For the purposes of this section, "body armor" shall have the same

meaning as defined in subdivision two of section 270.20 of the penal

law.

4. Any person, firm or corporation that violate the provisions of this

section shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine in an amount

not to exceed five thousand dollars for the first offense and in an

amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars for any subsequent offense.

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