N.Y. General Business Law Section 452
Unauthorized charges in connection with permits for burials or erection of monuments

It shall be unlawful for a society or fraternal organization or a representative thereof to obtain, receive or exact or attempt to obtain, receive or exact, a fee or thing of value in addition to the regular dues or charges required to be paid pursuant to the by-laws, constitution, or rules of such society or fraternal organization as a condition to granting a permit for or consent to burial in or the erection of a monument or memorial upon a lot or plot in a cemetery. A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or not more than six months imprisonment or both.

Source: Section 452 — Unauthorized charges in connection with permits for burials or erection of monuments, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GBS/452 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Dec. 6, 2025).

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