New York Labor Law Section 209-A - Fraudulent representation in labor organizations.

  209-a. Fraudulent representation in labor organizations. Any person
  who represents himself or herself to be a member of, or  who  claims  to
  represent a labor organization which does not exist within the state, at
  the  time  of such representation, or who has in his or her possession a
  credential, certificate or letter of introduction bearing  a  fraudulent
  seal,  or  bearing  the seal of a labor organization which has ceased to
  exist, and does not exist  at  the  time  of  such  representation,  and
  attempts  to  gain admission by the use of said credential, certificate,
  letter of introduction, as a member of any  convention,  or  meeting  of
  representatives  of labor organizations of the state, shall be guilty of
  a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a  fine
  of  not  less  than  twenty  dollars  nor  more  than fifty dollars, and
  imprisonment for not less than ten days nor more than thirty days in the
  jail of the county wherein such conviction is had, or by both such  fine
  and imprisonment.

Last modified: February 3, 2019