{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-officers-law-79","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Officers Law § 79","heading":"Fine in certain cases","body":"§ 79. Fine in certain cases. Where an officer or a member of a board\nor other body has without just cause refused or neglected to perform a\npublic duty enjoined upon him by a special provision of law, a court may\nimpose a fine, not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars, upon the officer\nor member who has so refused or neglected, to be paid into the treasury\nof the state.","path":["Public Officers Law","Article 4. Powers and Duties of Public Officers"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBO/79","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"7a3eca5b0b8d3addeaa34feb09978d5eb0e377610a62d9a38e2bd1e7f54a98eb","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-officers-law-78","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-officers-law-80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}