2006 New York Code - Unauthorized Wearing Or Use Of Badge, Name Or Insignia Of Certain Orders And Societies.

 
    §  137.  Unauthorized  wearing  or  use  of badge, name or insignia of
  certain orders and societies. 1.  Any  person  who  wilfully  wears,  or
  attaches  to  any  motor  vehicle,  the  badge, insignia, rosette or the
  button of the Grand Army of the Republic, the insignia, badge or rosette
  of the Military Order of the  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United  States  or
  Military  Order  of  Foreign  Wars of the United States, or the badge or
  button of the United Spanish War Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign  Wars
  of  the  United  States,  the  American  Legion,  the  Disabled American
  Veterans, the Military Order of the World War, the Army and Navy  Union,
  U.S.A.,  or  the  Order  of  Patrons of Husbandry, or the Benevolent and
  Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America, or the Steuben
  Society of America, or the Jewish War Veterans  of  the  United  States,
  Inc.,  or  the Catholic War Veterans, Inc., or the insignia or emblem of
  the Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated, or
  the insignia or emblem of  the  National  Italo-American  War  Veterans,
  Inc.,  the insignia or emblem of the Polish Legion of American Veterans,
  Inc., or the insignia or emblem of the  Military  Order  of  the  Purple
  Heart,  Inc.,  or  the  insignia  or  emblem  of  any  lodge, society or
  organization subordinate to or recognized as Masonic by the Grand  Lodge
  of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York, or the insignia or
  emblem  of  the  Masonic War Veterans of the State of New York, Inc., or
  the insignia or emblem of the Order of the Eastern Star of the State  of
  New York, or the badge, banner, insignia, button or emblem of any lodge,
  society  or  organization subordinate to or recognized as Pythian by the
  Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias of the State of New York, or the  badge,
  insignia,  button,  tab,  or  chapeaux of La Societe des Forty Hommes et
  eight Chevaux or the Marine Corps League, or AMVETS,  American  Veterans
  of World War II, Air Force Association, or the insignia or emblem of the
  Knights  of Columbus, or the badge, shield, emblem or name of the Police
  Conference of New York, Inc., or the badge, shield, emblem  or  name  of
  the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police, or the shield of the
  Westchester  County  Police  Conference  or the badge, shield, emblem or
  name of the New York State Fire  Fighters  Association,  or  the  badge,
  shield,  emblem  or  name  of  the Policemen's Benevolent Association of
  Westchester County, Inc., or the badge, shield, emblem or  name  of  the
  Metropolitan  Police Conference of Eastern New York, Inc., or the badge,
  shield, emblem or name of the Nassau Police  Conference,  Inc.,  or  the
  badge,  shield,  emblem  or  name  of  the International Veterans Boxers
  Association, or the badge, shield, emblem, insignia or name of the Grand
  council of Guardians, Inc., or the badge, shield, emblem or name of  the
  New  York  Veteran  Police  Association, or the insignia, emblem, badge,
  banner, button of Grand Lodge of the State of New York,  Order  Sons  of
  Italy  in America, Incorporated, or any subordinate Lodge or Grand Lodge
  of the State of New York, Order Sons of Italy in America,  Incorporated,
  or  the insignia, emblem, badge, banner, button of Ladies' Lodges, Grand
  Lodge of the State  of  New  York,  Order  Sons  of  Italy  in  America,
  Incorporated,  or  the  badge, banner, insignia, button or emblem of any
  clan of the United Scottish Clans of New York and  New  Jersey,  or  the
  insignia,  emblem,  badge,  banner  or  button  of The Ladies Auxiliary,
  Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated, or the
  Civil Air Patrol, Inc., or the insignia, emblem, badge, banner or button
  of  the  Order  of  the  American   Hellenic   Educational   Progressive
  Association,  Incorporated,  or  the  insignia, emblem, badge, banner or
  button of the Polish Legion of American Veterans or Ladies Auxiliary  of
  Polish  Legion  of  American  Veterans,  or the insignia, emblem, badge,
  banner, or button of the Veterans of World War I of the United States of
  America  Department  of  New  York,  Inc.,  China-Burma-India   Veterans
  Association,   Inc.,  Polish  -  American  Veterans  of  World  War  II,
  Amsterdam, N. Y.,  Inc.,  Polish-American  Veterans  of  World  War  II,
  Schenectady,  N. Y., Inc., World War Veterans Club of Lindenhurst, Inc.,
  the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans  Association,  the  Vietnam  Veterans  of
  America, the Army and Navy Union of the United States, the American Gold
  Star  Mothers,  Inc.,  Regular  Veterans  Association,  Inc.,  the 369th
  Veterans Association, Inc., the Tri-County Council of Vietnam  Veterans,
  the  National  Congress  of  Puerto Rican Veterans, or the Fleet Reserve
  Association, or the badge, insignia, rosette or button of  any  society,
  order or organization of ten years standing in the state of New York, or
  uses the same, or the name of any such society, order or organization by
  falsely representing himself to be a member thereof in good standing, to
  obtain,  or in attempting to obtain, aid or assistance within the state,
  or wilfully uses the names of any such society, order  or  organization,
  or  the  titles of its officers, or uses its insignia or emblems, or the
  forms or designs thereof, or its ritual or ceremonies unless entitled to
  use or wear the same under the  constitution  and  by-laws,  rules,  and
  regulations  of such order or of such society, order or organization, is
  guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not  to  exceed  one  hundred
  dollars.
    2.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be construed as superseding any
  provision of law prohibiting certain use and display on private vehicles
  of state and other seals and insignia and of specified signs,  lettering
  or devices.