N.Y. Labor Law § 153: Enforcement of violations; civil penalties

§ 153. Enforcement of violations; civil penalties. If the commissioner

finds that a child performer's employer has violated any provision of

this article or of a rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, the

commissioner may by an order which shall describe particularly the

nature of the violation, assess such employer a civil penalty of not

more than one thousand dollars for the first violation, not more than

two thousand dollars for a second violation and not more than three

thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation. Such penalty shall

be paid to the commissioner and placed into the child performer's

protection fund established in section ninety-nine-j of the state

finance law and administered by the department. Monies accredited to the

child performer's protection fund shall be utilized for the purpose of

this article. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations for

the administration of the child performer's protection fund.