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Any person who is employed as a security guard or who acts as a security guard in violation of the provisions of section eighty-nine-g of this article or who knowingly and wilfully makes material misstatements in the application for or renewal of his or her registration card or who permits or authorizes the employment of a person as a security guard in violation of the provisions of section eighty-nine-g of this article or any security guard company which employs a security guard in violation of the provisions of section eighty-nine-g of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor which, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment not to exceed 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 a term of imprisonment not to exceed one year or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars or by both such fine and imprisonment upon a subsequent conviction. Any person who shall knowingly and wilfully fail to surrender his or her registration card as required by subdivision seven of section eighty-nine-l of this article shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law. Each violation of this article shall be deemed a separate offense.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, General Business Law - GBS § 89-p. Violations and penalties - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/general-business-law/gbs-sect-89-p/
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