N.Y. Penal Law § 270.20
Unlawful wearing of body armor
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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2015
§ 270.20 Unlawful wearing of a body vest.\n 1. A person is guilty of the unlawful wearing of a body vest when\nacting either alone or with one or more other persons he commits any\nviolent felony offense defined in section 70.02 while possessing a\nfirearm, rifle or shotgun and in the course of and in furtherance of\nsuch crime he wears a body vest.\n 2. For the purposes of this section a "body vest" means a\nbullet-resistant soft body armor providing, as a minimum standard, the\nlevel of protection known as threat level I which shall mean at least\nseven layers of bullet-resistant material providing protection from\nthree shots of one hundred fifty-eight grain lead ammunition fired from\na .38 calibre handgun at a velocity of eight hundred fifty feet per\nsecond.\n The unlawful wearing of a body vest is a class E felony.\n
§ 270.20 Unlawful wearing of body armor.\n 1. A person is guilty of the unlawful wearing of body armor when\nacting either alone or with one or more other persons he commits any\nviolent felony offense defined in section 70.02 while possessing a\nfirearm, rifle or shotgun and in the course of and in furtherance of\nsuch crime he or she wears body armor.\n 2. For the purposes of this section "body armor" means any product\nthat is a personal protective body covering intended to protect against\ngunfire, regardless of whether such product is to be worn alone or is\nsold as a complement to another product or garment.\n The unlawful wearing of body armor is a class E felony.\n
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.