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SECTION 396-EEE
Unlawful sale or delivery of body armor
General Business (GBS) CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 26
§ 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.