N.Y. Education Law § 212-b: Return of tuition for colleges, universities, professional, proprietary and graduate schools

§ 212-b. Return of tuition for colleges, universities, professional,

proprietary and graduate schools. Any person who pays tuition to a

college, university, professional, proprietary or graduate school and

who demands its refund in writing before the thirtieth day before the

commencement of the term for which the tuition was paid shall be

entitled to one hundred percent reimbursement of such tuition within

sixty days of receipt of such demand by the college, university,

professional, proprietary or graduate school; provided, however, that no

deposit on tuition payable upon acceptance shall be governed by the

provisions of this section. The provisions of this section shall not

apply if a college, university, professional, proprietary or graduate

school enters into a nonrevokable contract for special or extraordinary

instructional services after receipt of tuition and in reliance of the

prospective attendance of the person paying such tuition so long as such

person was given notice before paying tuition that such a contract would

be entered into.

A violator of the provisions of this section shall be liable for a

civil penalty not to exceed ten percent of the amount of tuition which

was not refunded as herein provided.