N.Y. VAT Law § 1629

§ 1629. Closed or restricted bridges; penalties for noncompliance. 1.\nAs used in this section, the term "bridge" means bridge as defined in\narticle nine of the highway law.\n 2. Any person who knowingly defaces, removes, obliterates or otherwise\nalters any duly posted notice of closing of a bridge, or of restricted\naccess to a bridge, with intent to deny proper notice of such closing or\nrestricted access, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction\nthereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty\ndollars nor more than five hundred dollars, by imprisonment for not more\nthan ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.\n 3. Any person who knowingly operates a vehicle upon a bridge to which\naccess is forbidden pursuant to the provisions of article nine of the\nhighway law is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,\nshall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars,\nby imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or by both such fine and\nimprisonment.\n