N.Y. Judiciary Law § 490: Limitation

§ 490. Limitation. Sections four hundred eighty-eight and four hundred

eighty-nine of this chapter do not prohibit the receipt of a bond,

promissory note, bill of exchange, book debt, or other thing in action,

in payment for property sold, or for services actually rendered, or for

a debt antecedently contracted; or from buying or receiving a bill of

exchange, draft, or other thing in action for the purpose of remittance.