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Title 10: Public Safety
Chapter 1: Public Safety
§ 10-101 Communication of alarms.
§ 10-102 Permit for equipping automobiles with radio receiving sets capable of receiving signals on frequencies allocated for police use; fee.
§ 10-103 Use of devices to decode coded police transmission via radio or television prohibited.
§ 10-104 Suppression of gaming and other houses.
§ 10-105 Duties re-elections.
§ 10-106 Reporting and depositing lost money or property.
§ 10-107 Yellow flashing lights on volunteer emergency vehicles.
§ 10-108 Regulation of sound devices or apparatus.
§ 10-110 Processions and parades.
§ 10-111 Unattended vehicles.
§ 10-112 Parking of trailers in vacant lots.
§ 10-113 Parking of motor vehicles in vacant lots.
§ 10-114 Street shows.
§ 10-115 Solicitation of pedestrians by pullers-in.
§ 10-116 Damaging houses of religious worship or religious articles therein prohibited.
§ 10-117 Defacement of property, possession, sale and display of aerosol spray paint cans, broad tipped markers and etching acid prohibited in certain instances.
§ 10-117.1 Anti-graffiti task force. [Repealed]
§ 10-117.2 Rewards for providing information leading to apprehension, prosecution or conviction of a person for crimes involving graffiti vandalism.
§ 10-117.3 Remedies for failure to remove graffiti from certain premises.
§ 10-118 Destruction or removal of property in buildings or structures.
§ 10-118.1 Theft of manhole covers.
§ 10-119 Posting.
§ 10-120 Protection of city advertisements.
§ 10-121 Violation.
§ 10-121.1 Rewards for providing information leading to criminal conviction of a person for unlawful posting.
§ 10-122 Motor boats; operation adjacent to bathing beaches.
§ 10-123 Bathing in public.
§ 10-124 Wearing of bathing suits on streets prohibited. [Repealed]
§ 10-125 Consumption of alcohol on streets prohibited.
§ 10-126 Avigation in and over the city.
§ 10-127 Commercial vehicles to display name and address of owner.
§ 10-128 Declaration of intent; dress of female employees in places of public accommodation.
§ 10-129 Prohibited acts.
§ 10-130 Punishment.
§ 10-131 Firearms.
§ 10-132 Sale of broad head, bladed or hunting arrows.
§ 10-133 Possession of knives or instruments.
§ 10-134 Prohibition on sale of certain knives.
§ 10-134.1 Prohibition on sale of box cutters to persons under twenty-one years of age, open displays of box cutters by sellers, and possession of box cutters in a public place, or on school premises by persons under twenty-two years of age.
§ 10-134.2 Regulation of laser pointers.
§ 10-135 Prohibition on sale and possession of electronic stun guns.
§ 10-136 Prohibition against certain forms of aggressive solicitation.
§ 10-137* Prevention of harassment on school premises.
§ 10-137* Prohibition on the sale or installation of audible burglar alarms for motor vehicles.
§ 10-138 Distribution of a Model Code of Conduct to participants in youth sports programs.
§ 10-145 Licensing and regulation of towing cars. [Repealed]
§ 10-146 Sale of motor vehicles to unlicensed minors.
§ 10-147 Possession of handcuffs, thumb-cuffs or leg irons by unauthorized persons prohibited.
§ 10-148 Fines for unlawful cutting of trees on city property other than trees under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation.
§ 10-149 Violation.
§ 10-150 Declaration and findings; election for non-public office.
§ 10-151 Elections for non-public office or position.
§ 10-152 Penalty.
§ 10-153 First aid kits on vehicles for hire.
§ 10-154 False statements in certificates, forms, written statements, applications or reports.
§ 10-155 Public nuisance defined. [Repealed]
§ 10-156 Powers of the police commissioner with respect to public nuisances. [Repealed]
§ 10-157 Bicycles used for commercial purposes.
§ 10-157.1 Signs with bicycle safety procedures.
§ 10-158 Vessel regulation zone.
§ 10-158.1 Harlem River no wake area.
§ 10-158.2 Wake reduction educational material.
§ 10-159 Safe streets, safe city advisory board.
§ 10-160 Security measures at automated teller machine facilities.
§ 10-161 Three-card Monte Prohibited.
§ 10-162 Interference with professional sporting event.
§ 10-163 Speed contests and races.
§ 10-164 Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles.
§ 10-165 Serial acts of public lewdness.
§ 10-166 Use of cellular telephones by schoolchildren.
§ 10-167 Climbing, jumping or suspending of oneself from structures prohibited.
§ 10-168 Prohibition of use of non-wood bats.
§ 10-169 Regulation of publicly accessible collection bins.
§ 10-170 Criminal street gang initiation activity.
§ 10-171 Prohibited acts during a local state of emergency.
§ 10-172 Security guards in nonpublic schools.
§ 10-173 Uniform civil penalties for possessing an open container of alcohol.
§ 10-174 Next generation 911.
§ 10-174.1 Identification of city employees.
§ 10-175 Neighborhood support teams.
§ 10-176 Direct telephone access to emergency services.
§ 10-177 Security measures at certain eating or drinking establishments.
§ 10-178 Immigration enforcement.
§ 10-179 Disorderly behavior.
§ 10-180 Unlawful disclosure of an intimate image.
§ 10-181 Unlawful methods of restraint.
§ 10-182 Unlawful sale or distribution of materials that obscure license plates.
§ 10-183 Street harassment prevention advisory board.
§ 10-184 Abortion enforcement.
§ 10-184.1 Gender-affirming care protections.
§ 10-185 Catalytic converter etching program.
§ 10-186 Leasing commercial premises to unlicensed sellers of cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, tobacco products, and illicit cannabis.
Chapter 2: Unlawful Sale or Possession of Controlled Substances
Chapter 3: Firearms
Chapter 4: Actions by Victims of Violent Crime
Chapter 5: Disclosure of Security Breach
Chapter 6: Gun Offender Registration Act
Chapter 7: Unauthorized Recording in a Place of Public Performance
Chapter 8: Silver Alert System
Chapter 9: Hit-and-Run Alert
Chapter 10: Prevention of Interference with Reproductive Health Services
Chapter 11: Actions by Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence
Title 11: Taxation and Finance
Title 12: Personnel and Labor
Title 13: Retirement and Pensions
Title 14: Police
Title 15: Fire Prevention and Control
Title 16: Sanitation
Title 16-A: [Commercial Waste Removal]
Title 16-B: Commercial Waste Zones
Title 17: Health
Title 18: Parks
Title 19: Transportation
Title 20: Consumer and Worker Protection
Title 20-A: [Shipboard Gambling]
Title 21: Social Services
Title 21-A: Education
Title 22: Economic Affairs
Title 23: Communications
Title 24: Environmental Protection and Utilities
Title 25: Land Use
Title 26: Housing and Buildings
Title 27: Construction and Maintenance
Title 28: New York City Construction Codes
Title 29: New York City Fire Code
Title 30: Emergency Management
Title 31: Department of Veterans' Services
Title 32: Labor and Employment
Title 33: Investigations
Title 34: Racial Equity
Appendix A: Unconsolidated Local Laws
The Rules of the City of New York
THE RULES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Title 1: Department of Buildings
Title 2: Board of Standards and Appeals
Title 3: Fire Department
Title 6: Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
Title 9: Procurement Policy Board Rules
Title 12: Franchise and Concession Review Committee
Title 15: Department of Environmental Protection
Title 16: Department of Sanitation
Title 17: Business Integrity Commission
Title 19: Department of Finance
Title 20: Tax Appeals Tribunal
Title 21: Tax Commission
Title 22: Banking Commission
Title 24: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Title 25: Department of Mental Health and Retardation [Repealed]
Title 28: Housing Preservation and Development
Title 29: Loft Board
Title 30: Rent Guidelines Board
Title 31: Mayor's Office of Homelessness and Single Room Occupancy
Title 34: Department of Transportation
Title 35: Taxi and Limousine Commission
Title 38: Police Department
Title 38-A: Civilian Complaint Review Board
Title 39: Department of Correction
Title 40: Board of Correction
Title 41: Department of Juvenile Justice
Title 42: Department of Probation
Title 43: Mayor
Title 44: Comptroller
Title 45: Borough Presidents
Title 46: Law Department
Title 47: Commission on Human Rights
Title 48: Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH)
Title 49: Department of Records and Information Services
Title 50: Community Assistance Unit
Title 51: City Clerk
Title 52: Campaign Finance Board*
Title 53: Conflicts of Interest Board
Title 55: Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Title 56: Department of Parks and Recreation
Title 57: Art Commission
Title 58: Department of Cultural Affairs
Title 60: Civil Service Commission
Title 61: Office of Collective Bargaining
Title 62: City Planning
Title 63: Landmarks Preservation Commission
Title 66: Department of Small Business Services
Title 67: Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
Title 68: Human Resources Administration
Title 69: Department of Aging
Title 70: In Rem Foreclosure Release Board
Title 71: Voter Assistance Commission
Title 72: Office of Emergency Management
Title 73: Civic Engagement Commission
Title 74: Community Hiring
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§ 10-122 Motor boats; operation adjacent to bathing beaches.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor boat within three hundred feet of any public beach used by bathers. Any person who shall violate or refuse to comply with the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding three months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
§ 10-123 Bathing in public.
It shall be unlawful for any person to swim or bathe in any of the waters within the jurisdiction of the city, except in public or private bathing houses, unless covered with a bathing suit so as to prevent any indecent exposure of the person; and it shall be unlawful for any person to dress or undress in any place exposed to view. Any person who shall violate or refuse to comply with the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding ten days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
§ 10-124 Wearing of bathing suits on streets prohibited. [Repealed]
§ 10-125 Consumption of alcohol on streets prohibited.
   a.   Definitions. Whenever used in this section, the following terms are defined as follows:
      1.   Alcoholic beverage. Any liquid intended for human consumption containing more than one-half of one percent (.005) of alcohol by volume.
      2.   Public place. A place to which the public or a substantial group of persons has access including, but not limited to, any highway, street, road, sidewalk, parking area, shopping area, place of amusement, playground, park or beach located within the city except that the definition of a public place shall not include those premises duly licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises or within their own private property. Such public place shall also include the interior of any stationary motor vehicle which is on any highway, street, road, parking area, shopping area, playground, park or beach located within the city.
   b.   No person shall drink or consume an alcoholic beverage, or possess, with intent to drink or consume, an open container containing an alcoholic beverage in any public place except at a block party, feast or similar function for which a permit has been obtained.
   c.   Possession of an open container containing an alcoholic beverage by any person shall create a rebuttable presumption that such person did intend to consume the contents thereof in violation of this section.
   d.   Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the consumption of an alcoholic beverage in any duly licensed establishment whose certificate of occupancy extends upon a street.
   e.   The violation of subdivision b of this section shall constitute an offense punishable by a fine of not more than 25 dollars or imprisonment of up to one day, or pursuant to the provisions of the family court act of the state of New York where applicable.
   f.   Any person who violates subdivision b of this section shall be liable for a civil penalty of up to 25 dollars, which may be recoverable in a proceeding before the office of administrative trials and hearings, pursuant to chapter 45-A of the charter.
(Am. L.L. 2016/074, 6/13/2016, eff. 7/13/2016)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1995/076 and L.L. 2016/074.
§ 10-126 Avigation in and over the city.
   a.   Definitions. When used in this section the following words or terms shall mean or include:
      1.   "Aircraft." Any contrivance, now or hereafter invented for avigation or flight in the air, including a captive balloon, except a parachute or other contrivance designed for use, and carried primarily as safety equipment.
      2.   "Place of landing." Any authorized airport, aircraft landing site, sky port or seaplane base in the port of New York or in the limits of the city.
      3.   "Limits of the city." The water, waterways and land under the jurisdiction of the city and the air space above same.
      4.   "Avigate." To pilot, steer, direct, fly or manage an aircraft in or through the air, whether controlled from the ground or otherwise.
      5.   "Congested area." Any land terrain within the limits of the city.
      6.   "Person." A natural person, co-partnership, firm, company, association, joint stock association, corporation or other like organization.
   b.   Parachuting. It shall be unlawful for any person to jump or leap from an aircraft in a parachute or any other device within the limits of the city except in the event of imminent danger or while under official orders of any branch of the military service.
   c.   Take offs and landings. It shall be unlawful for any person avigating an aircraft to take off or land, except in an emergency, at any place within the limits of the city other than places of landing designated by the department of transportation or the port of New York authority.
   d.   Advertising.
      1.   It shall be unlawful for any person to use, suffer or permit to be used advertising in the form of towing banners from or upon an aircraft over the limits of the city, or to drop advertising matter in the form of pamphlets, circulars, or other objects from an aircraft over the limits of the city, or to use a loud speaker or other sound device for advertising from an aircraft over the limits of the city. Any person who employs another to avigate an aircraft for advertising in violation of this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation hereof.
      2.   Any person who employs, procures or induces another to operate, avigate, lend, lease or donate any aircraft as defined in this section for the purpose of advertising in violation of this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation hereof.
      3.   The use of the name of any person or of any proprietor, vendor or exhibitor in connection with such advertising shall be presumptive evidence that such advertising was conducted with his or her knowledge and consent.
   e.   Dangerous or reckless operation or avigation. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or avigate an aircraft either on the ground, on the water or in the air within the limits of the city while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, narcotics or other habit-forming drugs, or to operate or avigate an aircraft in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger life or property of another. In any proceeding or action charging careless or reckless operation or avigation of aircraft in violation of this section, the court, in determining whether the operation or avigation was careless or reckless, shall consider the standards for safe operation or avigation of aircraft prescribed by federal statutes or regulations governing aeronautics.
   f.   Air traffic rules. It shall be unlawful for any person to navigate an aircraft within the limits of the city in any manner prohibited by any provision of, or contrary to the rules and regulations of, the federal aviation administration.
   g.   Reports. It shall be unlawful for the operator or owner of an aircraft to fail to report to the police department within ten hours a forced landing of aircraft within the limits of the city or an accident to an aircraft where personal injury, property damage or serious damage to the aircraft is involved.
   h.   Rules and regulations. The police commissioner is authorized to make such rules and regulations as the commissioner may deem necessary to enforce the provisions of this section.
   i.   Violations. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
§ 10-127 Commercial vehicles to display name and address of owner.
   a.   Definition. When used herein:
      1.   The word "commercial vehicle," shall mean any vehicle, either horse drawn or motor driven, used, constructed or equipped for the transportation of goods, wares or merchandise in trade or commerce.
   b.   Vehicles, markings of. Every commercial vehicle operating on the streets of the city shall at all times display permanently, plainly marked on both sides in letters and any numerals in accordance with section 390.21 of title 49 of the code of federal regulations, the name of the owner thereof. The commissioner of transportation may promulgate rules imposing requirements or prohibitions relating to such markings, or both, applicable to such commercial vehicles, provided that any such requirements or prohibitions imposed by such commissioner shall not be more restrictive than any requirements or prohibitions applicable to such vehicles set forth in section 390.21 of title 49 of the code of federal regulations.
   c.   Violations. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by not more than thirty days' imprisonment, or by a fine of not more than fifty dollars, or both.
(Am. L.L. 2021/080, 7/18/2021, eff. 11/15/2021)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2021/080.
§ 10-128 Declaration of intent; dress of female employees in places of public accommodation.
It is hereby declared, as a matter of public policy, that the attire and appearance of females employed in cabarets, dance halls, catering establishments, coffee houses, hotels, restaurants or other places of public accommodations as hostesses, waitresses, cashiers, barmaids or in any capacity in which any such female comes in contact with or is likely to come in contact with the patrons of such establishments, attired in such a manner so that the breasts of such female employees are completely uncovered or covered only by a device attached to the nipples of each breast, is offensive to common decency, abhorrent to the standards of continence of the community and inimical to the general welfare of the people of the city of New York and in order that the peace, health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the city may be protected and insured such conduct is prohibited as hereinafter provided.
§ 10-129 Prohibited acts.
   a.   It shall be unlawful for any female while employed in, or who in any other way is engaged by any cabaret, dance hall, catering establishment, coffee house, hotel, restaurant or other place of public assembly or public accommodation, as a hostess, waitress, cashier, barmaid or in any other capacity wherein she comes in contact with or is likely to come in contact with the patrons thereof, to be clothed or costumed in such a manner so as to appear before the patrons of such place with less than an opaque covering of any portion of the breast below the top of the areola.
   b.   No person or persons having control of or being in charge of any cabaret, dance hall, catering establishment, coffee house, hotel, restaurant or other place of public assembly or public accommodation shall permit, aid or abet any female to appear in any such place in violation of the provisions of the preceding subdivision and the appearance of any female in any such place in violation of the provisions of the preceding subdivision shall be presumptive evidence that such appearance was with the permission of the person or persons having charge of or control of such places.
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