N.Y. EXC Law § 32

§ 32. Authority not to renew. 1. For the purposes of this section,\n"state agency" shall mean any state department, board, bureau, division,\ncommission, committee, public authority, public benefit corporation,\ncouncil, office, or other governmental entity performing a governmental\nor proprietary function for the state.\n 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a state agency\nlevies fees or assesses civil fines or penalties for licensing or\nregulatory matters, such state agency shall, following consultation with\nthe state department of law and after such appropriate due process as\nrequired by the provisions of law applicable to such state agency and to\nsuch licensing or regulatory matters, not be required to renew any\nlicense, permit, or certificate of qualification, authority, or\noperation, of any business, individual, or other entity, which is not a\nstate agency, municipal corporation or district corporation, if such\nbusiness, individual or other entity has failed to pay or enter into a\nwritten agreement to settle outstanding fees, civil penalties or fines\nassessed by such state agency.\n