{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-21","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Business Law § 21","heading":"Commissions; penalty","body":"§ 21. Commissions; penalty.  An auctioneer in any county, other than\nNew York or Kings, shall not, without a previous agreement in writing,\nwith the owner or consignee of the goods sold, demand or receive a\ngreater compensation for his services than a commission of two and\none-half per centum on the amount of any sale, public or private, made\nby him. For a violation of this section he shall refund the moneys\nillegally received and forfeit two hundred and fifty dollars to each\nperson from whom he demands or receives an unlawful compensation or\ncommission.","path":["General Business Law","Article 3. Auctions and Auctioneers"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GBS/21","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"fde98f844245f660768802b46c8e721a7793007b0c6ba590be51ef1157a49333","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-17","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}