NY Gen Bus L § 83 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 7 - Private Investigators, Bail Enforcement Agents and Watch, Guard and Patrol Agencies 83 - Application of Article.

§  83.  Application of article. Nothing in this article shall apply to   any detective or officer belonging to the police force of the state,  or   any  county,  city, town or village thereof, appointed or elected by due   authority of law, or to any person in the employ of any police force  or   police  department of the state, or of any county, city, town or village   thereof while engaged in the performance of their official  duties;  nor   to   any   person,   firm,   limited   liability  company,  partnership,   corporation, or any bureau or agency, whose business is exclusively  the   furnishing of information as to the business and financial standing, and   credit  responsibility  of persons, firms, or corporations, or as to the   personal  habits  and  financial  responsibility   of   applicants   for   insurance,  indemnity  bonds  or commercial credit or of claimants under   insurance policies, nor to any person licensed  as  a  certified  public   accountant  while  engaged  in  the  practice  of  public accountancy as   defined in article one hundred forty-nine of the education  law  or  any   firm,  limited  liability company, partnership or corporation registered   as a certified public accounting firm by the commissioner  of  education   while performing services regulated under article one hundred forty-nine   of  the  education law or Part 70 of the regulations of the commissioner   of education; and whose  business  does  not  embrace  other  activities   described  in  section seventy-one of this article; or whose business is   licensed by the commissioner of labor under the  provisions  of  section   twenty-four-a  or  subdivision  three-b of section fifty of the workers'   compensation law or whose business is representing employers  or  groups   of  employers  insured  under the workers' compensation law in the state   insurance fund; nor to any corporation duly authorized by the  state  to   operate  a central burglar or fire alarm protection business; nor to any   person while engaged in  the  business  of  adjuster  for  an  insurance   company  nor  to  any  public adjuster licensed by the superintendent of   financial services under the insurance law nor to any  person  regularly   employed  as special agent, detective or investigator exclusively by one   employer in connection with the affairs of that employer only nor to any   charitable or philanthropic society  or  association  duly  incorporated   under  the  laws  of the state and which is organized and maintained for   the public good and not for private profit, nor shall anything  in  this   article  contained  be  construed  to  affect  in  any  way attorneys or   counselors at law in the regular practice of their profession, but  such   exemption   shall   not   enure  to  the  benefit  of  any  employee  or   representative of such attorney or counselor at law who is not  employed   solely,  exclusively and regularly by such attorney or counselor at law.   No person, firm, limited liability company, partnership, corporation  or   any  bureau  or  agency  exempted hereunder from the application of this   article  shall  perform  any  manner  of  private   investigator,   bail   enforcement  agent or watch, guard or patrol agency service as described   in section seventy-one of this article,  for  any  other  person,  firm,   limited  liability  company,  partnership, corporation, bureau or agency   whether for fee, hire,  reward,  other  compensation,  remuneration,  or   consideration or as an accommodation without fee, reward or remuneration   or  by  a  reciprocal arrangement whereby such services are exchanged on   request of parties thereto. The commission of a single act prohibited by   this article shall constitute a violation thereof.Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect or  prohibit  the   right  of any person to form or become affiliated with or to continue as   a member of any union, association, society or organization of  his  own   choosing.