N.Y. EXC Law § 299
This is the official text of N.Y. EXC Law § 299, part of New York’s EXC Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "EXC Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Penal provision
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§ 299. Penal provision. Any person, employer, labor organization or\nemployment agency, who or which shall wilfully resist, prevent, impede\nor interfere with the division or any of its employees or\nrepresentatives in the performance of duty under this article, or shall\nwilfully violate an order of the division or commissioner, shall be\nguilty of a misdemeanor and be punishable by imprisonment in a\npenitentiary, or county jail, for not more than one year, or by a fine\nof not more than five hundred dollars, or by both; but procedure for the\nreview of the order shall not be deemed to be such wilful conduct.\n
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