N.Y. General Business Law § 604-ff: Attorney general enforcement

§ 604-ff. Attorney general enforcement. Whenever there shall be a

violation of this article, an application may be made by the attorney

general in the name of the people of the state of New York to a court or

justice having jurisdiction to issue an injunction, and upon notice to

the defendant of not less than fifteen days, to enjoin and restrain the

continuance of such violations. If it shall appear to the satisfaction

of the court or justice that the defendant has, in fact, violated this

article, an injunction may be issued by such court or justice, enjoining

or restraining any violation, without requiring proof that any person

has, in fact, been injured or damaged thereby. In any such proceeding

the court may make allowances to the attorney general as provided in

section eighty-three hundred three of the civil practice law and rules,

and may make direct restitution. In connection with any such proposed

application, 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. Whenever the court shall

determine that a violation of this article has occurred, unless the

creditor has provided information that would otherwise show the

violation was the result of bona fide error, the court may impose a

civil penalty for each violation up to five thousand dollars.