{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-2115","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 71-2115","heading":"Penalty assessment criteria","body":"§ 71-2115. Penalty assessment criteria.\n  In determining the amount of any fine, penalty or sentence imposed\npursuant to this title, the commissioner or the court shall take into\nconsideration any evidence introduced by a party regarding the economic\nimpact of a penalty on a business, the compliance history of a violator,\ngood faith efforts of a violator to comply, any economic benefit\nobtained from noncompliance, the amount of risk or damage to public\nhealth or the environment caused by a violator, whether the violation\nwas procedural in nature, or such other factors as justice may require.","path":["Environmental Conservation Law","Article 71. Enforcement","Title 21. Enforcement of Article 19 and Air Pollution Emergency Rules and Regulations"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/ENV/71-2115","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"ce7c6f817c124ffe142fb1bddb431640bfbeeeea5eb1f58932e07357a7b87178","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-2113","next":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-2201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}