NY Gen Bus L § 80 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 7 - Private Investigators, Bail Enforcement Agents and Watch, Guard and Patrol Agencies 80 - License Certificates, Pocket Cards or Badges.

§  80.  License certificates, pocket cards or badges. Upon the issuing   of a license as hereinbefore provided  the  department  of  state  shall   issue  to each person, partner, member of a limited liability company or   officer of a corporation making  and  filing  a  statement  required  by   section  seventy-two  of  this  article  a  pocket card of such size and   design as the department  of  state  may  prescribe,  which  card  shall   contain  a  photograph of the licensee, the name and business address of   the licensee and the imprint or impress of the seal of the department of   state which pocket card shall be evidence of due authorization  pursuant   to  the  terms  of  this  article.  All  persons  to  whom  such license   certificates or pocket cards shall have been issued shall be responsible   for the safe keeping of the same, and shall not  lend,  enable,  let  or   allow any other person to have, hold, use or display such certificate or   pocket  card;  and any person so parting with such a license certificate   or pocket card or displaying the same without authority,  or  who  shall   display  any  license certificate or pocket card purporting to authorize   the holder thereof to act as a private  investigator,  bail  enforcement   agent  or watch, guard or patrol agency, unless the same shall have been   duly issued pursuant to the provisions of this article, shall be  guilty   of  a misdemeanor. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section   shall be sufficient cause for revocation of such license, and  all  such   certificates  or  pocket  cards  shall  be returned to the department of   state within seventy-two hours after the  holder  thereof  has  received   notice  in  writing  of the expiration or revocation of such license. It   shall be  unlawful  for  a  holder  of  a  license  or  anyone  else  to   distribute,  possess,  use  or  display  any license certificate, pocket   card, badge, shield or any other indicia of a license status pursuant to   this article except as set forth in this article. Any person  who  is  a   licensee  hereunder  or  an  officer or authorized employee of any other   person, firm, limited liability company or corporation, whether  or  not   licensed  hereunder,  while performing the services of a watchman, guard   or private patrolman, may wear on his outer clothing a rectangular metal   or woven insignia approved by the department of  state,  which  insignia   shall  not be larger than three inches high nor four inches wide with an   inscription thereon containing the word "watchman", "guard", "patrol" or   "special service" and the name of such licensee or employer. It shall be   unlawful for any employer, whether or not licensed hereunder, to wear or   distribute to his, their or its employees any employment  identification   except  as  authorized  in this article and approved by the secretary of   state. Any person violating any  provision  of  this  section  shall  be   guilty of a misdemeanor.