N.Y. Village Law § 20-2006: Violation of ordinances

§ 20-2006 Violation of ordinances. 1. The board of trustees of a

village may enforce obedience to its ordinances adopted prior to

September first, nineteen hundred seventy-four as follows:

a. by prescribing therefor fines for each violation thereof not to

exceed two hundred fifty dollars. b. by prescribing therefor that for

each violation thereof it shall constitute a violation pursuant to the

penal law. However, in no case shall the fine imposed exceed two

hundred fifty dollars. c. in all cases the board of trustees may

enforce obedience of its ordinances by injunction.

1-a. A violation of a zoning ordinance adopted prior to September

first, nineteen hundred seventy-four is hereby declared to be an

offense, punishable by a fine not exceeding three hundred fifty dollars

or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both for

conviction of a first offense; for conviction of a second offense both

of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a

fine not less than three hundred fifty dollars nor more than seven

hundred dollars or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months,

or both; and, upon conviction for a third or subsequent offense all of

which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine

not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars

or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both. However,

for the purpose of conferring jurisdiction upon courts and judicial

officers generally, violations of such zoning ordinance shall be deemed

misdemeanors and for such purpose only all provisions of law relating to

misdemeanors shall apply to such violations. Each week's continued

violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.

2. Except as otherwise provided by subdivision two-a, upon the

adoption of a resolution by the board of trustees of a village

authorizing the village attorney or an attorney other than the one

regularly employed to prosecute a violator of a village ordinance or

local law or a person accused of committing any offense, infraction or

criminal act within the village and providing the village attorney or an

attorney other than the one regularly employed is designated as an

assistant district attorney, as provided by law, to prosecute in the

name of the people of the state of New York, the violator of a village

ordinance or local law or a person accused of committing any offense,

infraction or criminal act within the village, the board of trustees may

pay a reasonable compensation to such village attorney or an attorney

other than the one regularly employed therefor.

2-a. On the adoption of a resolution by the board of trustees of a

village within a county having a population of more than one million

inhabitants and adjacent to a city having a population of more than one

million inhabitants, authorizing a village attorney or an attorney,

other than one regularly employed, to prosecute in the village courts of

such county a violator of a village ordinance or local law, or a person

accused of committing any offense, infraction or criminal act within the

village, such attorney may prosecute in the name of the people of the

state of New York and the board of trustees may pay a reasonable

compensation to such attorney. Nothing herein shall be construed to

abrogate or otherwise limit the authority of the district attorney of

such a county to prosecute an offense cognizable by a village court

within such a county.

3. Any ordinance or local law heretofore adopted by the board of

trustees of any village which provides that any person violating such

ordinance or local law shall be a disorderly person shall continue to be

valid and any violator of such ordinance or local law may be prosecuted

pursuant to the criminal procedure law for the violation of a petty

offense and such disorderly person shall be deemed to have committed a

petty offense.