N.Y. General Obligations Law § 5-519: Return of excess a bar to further penalties

§ 5-519. Return of excess a bar to further penalties. Every person who

shall repay or return the money, goods or other things so taken,

accepted or received, or the value thereof, shall be discharged from any

other or further forfeiture or penalty which he may have incurred under

sections 5-511 or 5-513, by taking or receiving the money, goods or

other thing so repaid, or returned, as aforesaid.