New York § 231 - 231Uniform identification cards for retired police officers
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§ 231. 231Uniform identification cards for retired police officers
§ 231. Uniform identification cards for retired police officers. 1. The superintendent shall develop and distribute uniform identification cards to all sworn members of New York state police, upon such members' retirement in good standing, which identification cards shall contain all the following information: (a) the individual's name; (b) a description of the individual as a retired sworn member of the New York state police; (c) a state police photograph of the person; (d) the New York State Police seal; and (e) any other information the superintendent deems appropriate. 2. For purposes of this section "retirement in good standing" shall mean that the sworn member of the New York state police retired from his or her employment for reasons other than the avoidance of disciplinary charges.
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