N.Y. Civ. Serv. Law § 101

§ 101. Misdemeanor to pay salary or compensation for which\ncertification has been refused. Any officer who shall wilfully pay or\nauthorize the payment of salary or compensation to any person in the\nclassified service with knowledge that the state civil service\ndepartment or appropriate municipal civil service commission has refused\nto certify the payroll, estimate or account of such person, or after due\nnotice from such department or commission that such person has been\nappointed, employed, transferred, assigned to perform duties or\nreinstated in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or the\nrules established thereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.\n