N.Y. General Business Law § 486: Crane inspectors

§ 486. Crane inspectors. 1. Civil penalty and enforcement.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where it is proven, after a

hearing on the merits, that a crane inspector:

a. willfully failed to inspect a crane for which he or she filed an

inspection report; or

b. willfully falsified an inspection report; or

c. willfully made material misstatements or material omissions on an

inspection report; or

d. willfully accepted a bribe, regardless of its effect on his or her

official duties;

such crane inspector shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less

than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars for each

such occurrence or transaction. The attorney general shall have

jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this subdivision.

2. Scope. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to

establish an exclusive remedy, and shall not be deemed to bar the

prosecution of criminal charges in addition to any action brought

pursuant to the provisions of this section.