N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 15.17: Enjoining violations

§ 15.17. Enjoining violations. Any violation of this article or of

section 14.05, 14.06 or 14.07 of this chapter shall be deemed to be

unlawful for the purposes of invoking sections three hundred forty-nine

and three hundred fifty of article twenty-two-A of the general business

law, and any person who engages in repeated violations of this article

shall be deemed to have demonstrated the persistent fraud or illegality

necessary to invoke subdivision twelve of section sixty-three of the

executive law. The attorney general may bring an action pursuant to

article twenty-two-A of the general business law or a proceeding

pursuant to subdivision twelve of section sixty-three of the executive

law to enjoin violations of this article and seek restitution for any

person entitled thereto. In any such action or proceeding, the attorney

general may recover, in addition to any other relief provided in those

statutes, a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars to be

forfeited to the state, provided, however, that with respect to actions

brought pursuant to this section to which article twenty-two-A of the

general business law applies, the foregoing civil penalty shall be in

lieu of any penalty set forth therein. In connection with any such

proposed action or proceeding, the attorney general is authorized to

take proof and make a determination of the relevant facts, and to issue

subpoenas in accordance with the civil practice law and rules.