{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-20-616","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 20-616","heading":"§ 20-616 Penalties.","body":"1. Any person who violates the provisions of this subchapter shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than two hundred fifty dollars.\n\n2. Any person violating this subchapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than two hundred fifty dollars. A proceeding to recover any civil penalty pursuant to this subchapter shall be commenced by the service of a notice of hearing that shall be returnable to the administrative tribunal of the department.\n\n3. Any person who subsequently violates this subchapter within a period of one year of the date of the first violation shall be guilty of a violation, punishable by a fine not less than five hundred dollars.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 20","Chapter 4: Regulation of Commodities and Services"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"24dae63aa4ae613976edc77311b6a40bdab3638e9ba6dc6c4243909a12a826f5","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-20-615","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-20-620"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}