{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-16-120","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Election Law § 16-120","heading":"Enforcement proceedings","body":"§ 16-120. Enforcement proceedings. 1. The supreme court or a justice\nthereof, in a proceeding instituted by the state board of elections, may\nimpose a civil penalty, as provided for in subdivisions one and two of\nsection 14-126 of this chapter.\n  2. Upon proof that a violation of article fourteen of this chapter, as\nprovided in subdivision one of this section, has occurred, the court may\nimpose a civil penalty, pursuant to subdivisions one and two of section\n14-126 of this chapter, after considering, among other factors, the\nseverity of the violation or violations, whether the subject of the\nviolation made a good faith effort to correct the violation and whether\nthe subject of the violation has a history of similar violations. All\nsuch determinations shall be made on a fair and equitable basis without\nregard to the status of the candidate or political committee.","path":["Election Law","Article 16. Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/ELN/16-120","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"5d6ded281e0f20114d5402b2c3dac64067172b894696abe407fd746117f0f714","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-16-118","next":"us-ny/n.y.-election-law-17-100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}