N.Y. Navigation Law § 73-c: Violations

§ 73-c. Violations. 1. Any person who violates any of the provisions

of this article or any local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation

adopted pursuant to this article, shall be guilty of a violation unless

such conduct is declared to be a misdemeanor or a felony pursuant to

this chapter or any other law of this state.

2. Every person convicted of a violation for a violation of any of the

provisions of this article or of any ordinance, order, rule or

regulation adopted pursuant to this article for which another penalty is

not provided shall for a first conviction thereof be punished by a fine

of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred fifty dollars or

by imprisonment for not more than seven days or by both such fine and

imprisonment; for a conviction of a second violation, both of which were

committed within a period of twenty-four months, such person shall be

punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty nor more than five

hundred dollars or by imprisonment of not more than fifteen days or by

both such fine and imprisonment; upon a conviction for a third or

subsequent violation, all of which were committed within a period of

twenty-four months, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less

than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment

for not more than thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment.