N.Y. Civil Service Law § 101: Misdemeanor to pay salary or compensation for which certification has been refused

§ 101. Misdemeanor to pay salary or compensation for which

certification has been refused. Any officer who shall wilfully pay or

authorize the payment of salary or compensation to any person in the

classified service with knowledge that the state civil service

department or appropriate municipal civil service commission has refused

to certify the payroll, estimate or account of such person, or after due

notice from such department or commission that such person has been

appointed, employed, transferred, assigned to perform duties or

reinstated in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or the

rules established thereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.