New York § 101 Violations and penalties

New York Statutes

§ 101 — Violations and penalties

New York § 101

Law DEADefense Emergency Act 1951 784/51

Art. 8Violations and Penalties; Peace Officers

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N.Y. Defense Emergency Act 1951 784/51 § 101 (2026).

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§ 101. Violations and penalties.

1.Any person who shall wilfully\nviolate or disobey any regulation or order concerning the guarding and\nprotection of water supplies, railroads, public utility property,\nbridges, docks, highways, landing fields, airports, public buildings,\nfactories, plants, stockpiles, vital and strategic materials, and other\nfocal points of possible attack, the loss or destruction of which might\nmenace or endanger the security and safety of the civilian population,\nimpede the military forces or impede the defense effort, shall be guilty\nof a misdemeanor.\n 2. Any person who shall violate or disobey any duly promulgated\nregulation or order, or who shall wilfully violate or disobey any\nofficial order by a person duly authorized, concerning (a) the effective\nsc

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§ 101. Violations and penalties. 1. Any person who shall wilfully\nviolate or disobey any regulation or order concerning the guarding and\nprotection of water supplies, railroads, public utility property,\nbridges, docks, highways, landing fields, airports, public buildings,\nfactories, plants, stockpiles, vital and strategic materials, and other\nfocal points of possible attack, the loss or destruction of which might\nmenace or endanger the security and safety of the civilian population,\nimpede the military forces or impede the defense effort, shall be guilty\nof a misdemeanor.\n 2. Any person who shall violate or disobey any duly promulgated\nregulation or order, or who shall wilfully violate or disobey any\nofficial order by a person duly authorized, concerning (a) the effective\nscreening or extinguishment of all lights, lighting devices and\nappliances, or (b) the conduct of civilians and the movement and\ncessation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic shall be guilty of a\nmisdemeanor.\n 3. Any person who shall without authority wear or display any official\nbrassard or insignia indicative of membership in a municipal or\nvolunteer agency shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.\n 4. Except for the purpose of any authorized test or drill, any person\nwho shall wilfully utter any false air raid alarm, signal or warning or\nwho shall wilfully simulate any official air raid signal or warning or\nwho shall wilfully break, injure or remove any mechanical warning or\nsignal devices used therefor, shall be guilty of a felony.\n 5. Any person who shall wilfully violate or disobey any regulation or\norder duly promulgated pursuant to this act, for which a person is not\ndeclared to be guilty of either a misdemeanor or an infraction by this\nact shall be guilty of an infraction.\n 6. The provisions of this section shall not apply to exempt persons to\nthe extent prescribed by regulation or order of the council or\ncommission.\n