N.Y. General Business Law § 602: Violations and penalties

§ 602. Violations and penalties. 1. Except as otherwise provided by

law, any person who violates the terms of section six hundred one of

this article is guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such violation shall

be deemed a separate offense. A violation by any person of section six

hundred one-a of this article, if such violation constitutes the first

such offense by such person, is punishable by a civil penalty not to

exceed two hundred fifty dollars. The second offense and any offense

committed thereafter is punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed five

hundred dollars.

2. The attorney general or the district attorney of any county may

bring an action in the name of the people of the state to restrain or

prevent any violation of this article or any continuance of any such

violation.

3. Any aggrieved person or entity served with more than fifty

information subpoenas per month by a principal creditor or his or her

agent shall also have a cause of action to challenge compliance with

subdivision ten of section six hundred one of this article and/or the

certification requirements of rule fifty-two hundred twenty-four of the

civil practice law and rules. In such action, a successful plaintiff

shall be awarded ten dollars for each information subpoena served upon

such plaintiff where it is shown that the required certification for

such information subpoena was not made pursuant to rule fifty-two

hundred twenty-four of the civil practice law and rules, that the

required record for such information subpoena was not maintained

pursuant to subdivision ten of section six hundred one of this article,

or that the specific grounds for the certification required to accompany

such information subpoena pursuant to rule fifty-two hundred twenty-four

of the civil practice law and rules were not reasonable. A successful

plaintiff may also be awarded court costs and attorney fees.