2006 New York Code - Unauthorized Charges In Connection With Permits For Burials Or Erection Of Monuments.

 
    §  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.