N.Y. Public Officers Law § 79: Fine in certain cases

§ 79. Fine in certain cases. Where an officer or a member of a board

or other body has without just cause refused or neglected to perform a

public duty enjoined upon him by a special provision of law, a court may

impose a fine, not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars, upon the officer

or member who has so refused or neglected, to be paid into the treasury

of the state.