N.Y. Jud. Law § 490

§ 490. Limitation. Sections four hundred eighty-eight and four hundred\neighty-nine of this chapter do not prohibit the receipt of a bond,\npromissory note, bill of exchange, book debt, or other thing in action,\nin payment for property sold, or for services actually rendered, or for\na debt antecedently contracted; or from buying or receiving a bill of\nexchange, draft, or other thing in action for the purpose of remittance.\n