{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-190.27","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 190.27","heading":"Criminal sale of a police uniform","body":"§ 190.27 Criminal sale of a police uniform.\n  A person is guilty of criminal sale of a police uniform when he or she\nsells or offers for sale the uniform of any police officer to any\nperson, unless presented with a valid photo identification card showing\nthe purchaser to be a member of the police department which has\nauthorized the requested uniform or an authorization to purchase\nspecified uniforms signed by the police chief or the police commissioner\nof such police department accompanied by a personal photo\nidentification. For purposes of this section, \"police officer\" shall\ninclude federal law enforcement officers, as defined in section 2.15 of\nthe criminal procedure law; and \"uniform\" shall include all or any part\nof the uniform which identifies the wearer as a member of a police\ndepartment, such as the uniform, shield, badge, numbers or other\nidentifying insignias or emblems.\n  Criminal sale of a police uniform is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title K. Offenses Involving Fraud","Article 190. Other Frauds"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/190.27","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"cd15fe7fb8b6711e4889106e2997d26fc2084c1566c8ad618b6259ddf587b16b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-190.26","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-190.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}