New York § 146 - 146Prohibit symbols of hate
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 146 — 146Prohibit symbols of hate, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 146. 146Prohibit symbols of hate
§ 146. Prohibit symbols of hate. 1. The state of New York shall not sell or display any symbols of hate or any similar image, or tangible personal property, inscribed with such an image unless the image appears in a book, digital medium, museum, or otherwise serves an educational or historical purpose. 2. For the purposes of this section, the term "symbols of hate" shall include, but not be limited to, symbols of white supremacy, neo-Nazi ideology or the Battle Flag of the Confederacy.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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