{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-452","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Business Law § 452","heading":"Unauthorized charges in connection with permits for burials or erection of monuments","body":"§ 452. Unauthorized charges in connection with permits for burials or\nerection of monuments.  It shall be unlawful for a society or fraternal\norganization or a representative thereof to obtain, receive or exact or\nattempt to obtain, receive or exact, a fee or thing of value in addition\nto the regular dues or charges required to be paid pursuant to the\nby-laws, constitution, or rules of such society or fraternal\norganization as a condition to granting a permit for or consent to\nburial in or the erection of a monument or memorial upon a lot or plot\nin a cemetery. A violation of this section shall constitute a\nmisdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five\nhundred dollars or not more than six months imprisonment or both.","path":["General Business Law","Article 28-A. Cemetery Property and Funeral Services"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GBS/452","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"046d3e888ca041af2c891df89c891747d9bdb0e327412b08448f75e4974bbfd8","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-451","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-453"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}