N.Y. Banking Law § 9
Notwithstanding section 3-304 of the uniform commercial code, the drawing of a check by an officer or agent of a corporation against the account of, or in the name of the corporation, whether the check is drawn against an account in the name of the corporation, or in the name of such officer or agent of the corporation as such, to himself as payee, or the endorsement of a check in the name of the corporation, to himself as endorsee, and in either case the cashing of such check or the deposit thereof to the credit of his personal account, shall not constitute notice to a private banker, banking organization or branch of a foreign banking corporation of any defense against or claim to the check on the part of any person, provided that the private banker, banking organization or branch has on file an authorization from the corporation showing that the officer or agent is authorized on behalf of the corporation to perform any of the above acts for unlimited or limited amounts, and that the amount of the check does not exceed the maximum limits of the amount so contained in the authorization so filed for the officer or agent when such a limitation is contained therein.
N.Y. BankingLaw § 9