§ 44-A — Protecting civil and public rights

New York § 44-A

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law CVR: Civil Rights
• Art. 4: Equal Rights In Places of Public Accommodation and Amusement

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§ 44-a. Protecting civil and public rights. A person who: 1.\nExcludes a citizen of this state, by reason of race, color, creed,\nnational origin or previous condition of servitude, from any public\nemployment or employment in any capacity in industries engaged in\ndefense contracts or from the equal enjoyment of any accommodation,\nfacility or privilege furnished by innkeepers or common carriers, or by\nowners, managers or lessees of theatres or other places of amusement, or\nby teachers and officers of common schools and public institutions of\nlearning; or,\n 2. Excludes a citizen of this state by reason of race, color, national\norigin or previous condition of servitude from the equal enjoyment of\nany accommodation, facility or privilege furnished by a cemetery\nassociation or associations; or,\n 3. Denies or aids or incites another to deny to any other person\nbecause of race, creed, color or national origin public employment or\nemployment in any capacity in industries engaged in war contracts or the\nfull enjoyment of any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and\nprivileges of any hotel, inn, tavern, restaurant, public conveyance on\nland or water, theatre or other place of public resort or amusement;\n Is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by fine of not less than fifty\ndollars nor more than five hundred dollars.\n