N.Y. Labor Law § 201-a: Fingerprinting of employees prohibited

§ 201-a. Fingerprinting of employees prohibited. Except as otherwise

provided by law, no person, as a condition of securing employment or of

continuing employment, shall be required to be fingerprinted. This

provision shall not apply to employees of the state or any municipal

subdivisions or departments thereof, or to the employees of legally

incorporated hospitals, supported in whole or in part by public funds or

private endowment, or to the employees of medical colleges affiliated

with such hospitals or to employees of private proprietary hospitals.