N.Y. Real Property Law § 330: Officers guilty of malfeasance liable for damages

§ 330. Officers guilty of malfeasance liable for damages. An officer

authorized to take the acknowledgment or proof of a conveyance or other

instrument, or to certify such proof or acknowledgment, or to record the

same, who is guilty of malfeasance or fraudulent practice in the

execution of any duty prescribed by law in relation thereto, is liable

in damages to the person injured.