N.Y. General Business Law Section 4
Punishment for Sabbath breaking

Sabbath breaking is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than five dollars and not more than ten dollars, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding five days, or by both, but for a second or other offense, where the party shall have been previously convicted, it shall be punishable by a fine not less than ten dollars and not more than twenty dollars or by imprisonment in a county jail not less than five nor more than twenty days, or both.

Source: Section 4 — Punishment for Sabbath breaking, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GBS/4 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 3, 2026).

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