N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 89-p

§ 89-p. Violations and penalties. Any person who is employed as a\nsecurity guard or who acts as a security guard in violation of the\nprovisions of section eighty-nine-g of this article or who knowingly and\nwilfully makes material misstatements in the application for or renewal\nof his or her registration card or who permits or authorizes the\nemployment of a person as a security guard in violation of the\nprovisions of section eighty-nine-g of this article or any security\nguard company which employs a security guard in violation of the\nprovisions of section eighty-nine-g of this article shall be guilty of a\nmisdemeanor which, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a term of\nimprisonment not to exceed six months, or by a fine of not more than one\nthousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment upon the first\nconviction and by a term of imprisonment not to exceed one year or by a\nfine of not less than one thousand dollars and not to exceed two\nthousand five hundred dollars or by both such fine and imprisonment upon\na subsequent conviction. Any person who shall knowingly and wilfully\nfail to surrender his or her registration card as required by\nsubdivision seven of section eighty-nine-l of this article shall be\nguilty of a violation punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred\nfifty dollars in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law. Each\nviolation of this article shall be deemed a separate offense.\n