N.Y. YFA Law § 12

§ 12. Prohibitions; penalties. 1. During the emergency period (i) no\nofficer or employee of the city or of any of the covered organizations\nshall make or authorize an obligation or other liability in excess of\nthe amount available therefor under the financial plan as then in\neffect; (ii) no officer or employee of the city or of any of the covered\norganizations shall involve the city or any of the covered organizations\nin any contract or other obligation or liability for the payment of\nmoney for any purpose required to be approved by the board unless such\ncontract has been so approved and unless such contract or obligation or\nliability is in compliance with the financial plan as then in effect.\n 2. No officer or employee of the city or any of the covered\norganizations shall take any action in violation of any valid order of\nthe board or shall fail or refuse to take any action required by any\nsuch order or shall prepare, present or certify any information\n(including any projections or estimates) or report for the board or any\nof its agents that is false or misleading, or, upon learning that any\nsuch information is false or misleading, shall fail promptly to advise\nthe board or its agents thereof.\n 3. In addition to any penalty or liability under any other law, any\nofficer or employee of the city or any of the covered organizations who\nshall violate subdivision one or two of this section shall be subject to\nappropriate administrative discipline, including, when circumstances\nwarrant, suspension from duty without pay or removal from office by\norder of either the governor or the mayor; and any officer or employee\nof the city or any of the covered organizations who shall knowingly and\nwillfully violate subdivision one or two of this section shall, upon\nconviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.\n 4. In the case of a violation of subdivision one or two of this\nsection by an officer or employee of the city or any of the covered\norganizations, the mayor or the chief executive officer of such covered\norganization shall immediately report to the board all pertinent facts\ntogether with a statement of the action taken thereon.\n