N.Y. General Business Law § 69-p: License without examination

§ 69-p. License without examination. 1. Any person over the age of

eighteen years who shall present to the secretary of state satisfactory

evidence that he has been actually engaged in the business of

installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems in

this state for at least two years within the period of three years

immediately prior to October first, nineteen hundred ninety-two, shall

be entitled to a license under this article without examination,

provided that application therefor is accompanied by the requirements of

paragraphs (a) and (b), respectively, of subdivision one of section

sixty-nine-o of this article and the required annual license fee, is

filed with the secretary of state.

2. The secretary of state shall upon application and without

examination, issue a license to any person over the age of eighteen

years who has been duly licensed by any other state, territory,

protectorate or dependency of the United States to engage in the

business of installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm

systems upon compliance with standards and requirements not lower, in

the judgment of the secretary of state, than those of this state,

provided, however, that such state extends similar reciprocity to

licensees of this state. Such application shall be accompanied by the

requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b), respectively, of subdivision one

of section sixty-nine-o of this article and the required license fee.

3. (a) If any person, eligible for any license, mentioned in this

section, be in the military service at or during the time application

for such license is required to be filed and license fee paid, according

to the provisions of this section, the period within which said

application may be filed and license fee may be paid, is extended in

behalf of such person, until three months after the termination of said

military service, any provision contained in this article to the

contrary, notwithstanding.

(b) In the case of persons who are or were in the military service and

(i) have been or will be discharged under conditions other than

dishonorable, or (ii) have a qualifying condition, as defined in section

one of the veterans' services law, and received a discharge other than

bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or (iii) are discharged

LGBT veterans, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law,

and have received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable

from such service, the period of two years specified in subdivision one

of this section need not be continuous. The length of time such person

was engaged in the business of installing, servicing or maintaining

security or fire alarm systems before entering the military service may

be added to any period of time during which such person was or is

engaged in the business of installing, servicing or maintaining security

or fire alarm systems after the termination of military service.