N.Y. General Business Law § 1508: Remedies

* § 1508. Remedies. 1. No earlier than one hundred eighty days after

the effective date of this article, whenever it appears to the attorney

general, either upon complaint or otherwise, that any person, within or

outside the state, has engaged in or is about to engage in any of the

acts or practices stated to be unlawful in this article, the attorney

general may bring an action or special proceeding in the name and on

behalf of the people of the state of New York to enjoin any violation of

this article, to obtain restitution of any moneys or property obtained

directly or indirectly by any such violation, to obtain disgorgement of

any profits or gains obtained directly or indirectly by any such

violation, including but not limited to the destruction of unlawfully

obtained data, to obtain damages caused directly or indirectly by any

such violation, to obtain civil penalties of up to five thousand dollars

per violation, and to obtain any such other and further relief as the

court may deem proper, including preliminary relief.

2. The attorney general shall maintain a website to receive

complaints, information or referrals from members of the public

concerning a covered operator's or social media platform's alleged

compliance or non-compliance with the provisions of this article.

* NB Effective January 25, 2027