N.Y. BNK Law § 145
This is the official text of N.Y. BNK Law § 145, part of New York’s BNK Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "BNK Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Penalties; restraining orders and injunctions
Official statutory text
§ 145. Penalties; restraining orders and injunctions. 1. Any company\nwhich wilfully violates any provision of this article is guilty of a\nmisdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one\nthousand dollars for each day during which such violation continues.\n 2. Any individual who wilfully participates in a violation of any\nprovision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction\nthereof shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or shall be\nimprisoned not more than one year, or both.\n 3. If any action violates or would violate any of the provisions of\nthis article, the superintendent or his duly authorized agent may apply\nto the supreme court of this state for the enforcement of this article;\nand such court shall have jurisdiction to enforce obedience thereto, to\norder divestment of stock illegally acquired, held or voted, by\ninjunction or by other process, mandatory or otherwise, and to restrain\nviolation of this article.\n
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in New York?
Find a New York lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.