N.Y. General Business Law § 452: Unauthorized charges in connection with permits for burials or erection of monuments

§ 452. Unauthorized charges in connection with permits for burials or

erection of monuments. It shall be unlawful for a society or fraternal

organization or a representative thereof to obtain, receive or exact or

attempt to obtain, receive or exact, a fee or thing of value in addition

to the regular dues or charges required to be paid pursuant to the

by-laws, constitution, or rules of such society or fraternal

organization as a condition to granting a permit for or consent to

burial in or the erection of a monument or memorial upon a lot or plot

in a cemetery. A violation of this section shall constitute a

misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five

hundred dollars or not more than six months imprisonment or both.