§ 442-l. After-the-fact referral fees. 1. No real estate broker or
salesperson, in any place in which this article is applicable, shall
demand or receive a referral fee or compensation of any kind for (i) a
referral from any person or other entity relative to finding a seller
after a bona fide listing agreement has been signed, (ii) a referral
from any person or other entity relative to finding a buyer after a bona
fide offer to purchase is accepted, or (iii) a referral from any person
or other entity relative to finding a property after a bona fide buyer's
agency agreement has been signed, unless reasonable cause for payment of
such compensation exists.

2. A violation of this section shall be a violation of this article
and shall constitute a deceptive act or practice within the meaning of
section three hundred forty-nine of the general business law.