N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 28-419.5.1: § 28-419.5.1 Combined hearing and determination.

Upon notice to the respondent, the department may choose to have the violation underlying the seizure returnable to and heard at OATH and may combine the hearing on the underlying violation with the hearing for the return of the seized property. At such combined hearing the OATH judge shall make a determination as to both and may impose any penalty that could be imposed in a proceeding before the environmental control board for the underlying violation. The OATH judge shall issue a determination within five business days after the conclusion of the hearing.