N.Y. CVR Law § 56
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Offenses; penalties
Official statutory text
§ 56. Offenses; penalties. Any corporation or association violating\nany provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor\npunishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than\nten thousand dollars. Any officer of such corporation or association\nand every member of the board of directors, trustees or other similar\nbody, who violates any provision of this article or permits or\nacquiesces in the violation of any provision of this article by any such\ncorporation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person who becomes a\nmember of any such corporation or association, or remains a member\nthereof, or attends a meeting thereof, with knowledge that such\ncorporation or association has failed to comply with any provision of\nthis article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.\n
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