§ 238-c. Wearing of uniforms; prohibited. a. It shall be unlawful for
any person to appear in any public place or in the public view attired
in any uniform similar to that worn by the military, semi-military,
naval, police, storm troop or other official or semi-official forces of
any foreign state, nation or government, or attired in any distinctive
part or parts of such a uniform, or to assemble with other persons
similarly attired in any camp, drill ground or other place for the
purpose of engaging in military drill or training or other military
practices.

b. It shall be unlawful for any person to appear in any public place,
or in the public view attired in any uniform similar to that worn by the
members of the storm troop of Nazi Germany, or attired in any
distinctive part or parts of such a uniform, or to assemble with other
persons similarly attired in any camp, drill ground or other place.

c. It shall be unlawful for any person to appear in any public place
or in the public view attired in the uniform or wearing the distinctive
garment of any association of persons of whatsoever nature or form which
engages in, adopts, or imitates the drill formations, salutes or other
methods or practices or the symbols of any foreign military,
semi-military, naval, police, storm troop or similar foreign
organization, or to assemble with other persons similarly attired in any
camp, drill ground or other place for the purpose of engaging in
military drill or training or other military practices.

d. It shall be unlawful for the proprietor, manager or keeper of a
public hall, public garden, theatre or any other place of public
meeting, resort or amusement to permit therein any assemblage of persons
attired as prohibited in this section.

e. It shall be unlawful for any person to appear in any public place
or in the public view attired in the uniform or wearing the distinctive
garment of any association of persons of whatsoever nature or form which
engages in, adopts, or imitates the drill formations, salutes or other
methods or practices or the symbols of the members of the storm troop of
Nazi Germany or similar foreign organization, or to assemble with other
persons similarly attired in any camp, drill ground or other place for
the purpose of engaging in military drill or training or other military
practices.

f. This section shall not apply to the officers or members of the
military, semi-military, naval, police or other official or
semi-official forces of any foreign state, nation or government lawfully
within the state of New York, the Knights of Columbus, the Boy Scouts of
America, any student of any school or academy recognized by the board of
regents of the state of New York, nor to the members of the cast of any
stage or motion picture production characterizing the officials of a
foreign state, nation or government; provided, however, that in any
prosecution hereunder it shall be presumed that a person wearing the
uniform of a foreign state, nation or government or of any of its
official or semi-official forces or attired in any distinctive part or
parts of such a uniform, was not at the time of the alleged violation of
this section a member of any of the organizations excepted herein.

g. A violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be a
class A misdemeanor.