General Obligations Law § 5-519 · Title 5. Interest and Usury; Brokerage On Loans
Return of excess a bar to further penalties
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§ 5-519. Return of excess a bar to further penalties. Every person who shall repay or return the money, goods or other things so taken, accepted or received, or the value thereof, shall be discharged from any other or further forfeiture or penalty which he may have incurred under sections 5-511 or 5-513, by taking or receiving the money, goods or other thing so repaid, or returned, as aforesaid.
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/GOB5-519
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