New York Consolidated Laws, General Business Law - GBS § 69-v. Violations and penalties

Any person who shall directly or indirectly engage in the business of installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems or hold himself out to the public as being able so to do without a license therefor, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, or having had his license suspended or revoked, shall continue to engage in the business of installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems or who, without a license to engage in the business of installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems, directly or indirectly employs, permits or authorizes an unlicensed person to engage in the business of installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by imprisonment of not more than six months, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by both such fine and imprisonment upon the first conviction and by imprisonment of not more than one year or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or by both such fine and imprisonment upon a subsequent conviction.  Each violation of this article shall be deemed a separate offense.