3. a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, a law enforcement officer shall not wear a mask or disguise when interacting with the public while in the performance of the officer’s official duties.
 
   b.   Subsection a. of this section shall not apply to a law enforcement officer who is:
 
   (1) engaged in an undercover assignment or other tactical operation, including violent crime or organized crime suppression;
 
   (2) the subject of a threat of retaliation resulting from the performance of the officer’s official duties;
 
   (3) wearing a shield that does not conceal the officer’s face to protect the officer’s face from harm;
 
   (4) wearing a medical-grade mask or N95 respirator designed to prevent the transmission of disease;
 
   (5) wearing a mask for protection against exposure to smoke during a State of Emergency;
 
   (6) wearing a mask designed to protect against exposure to cold during a weather emergency; or
 
   (7) wearing a mask to protect against exposure to biological or chemical agents during an incident where these agents may be present.
 
L.2026, c.3, s.3.