{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-20-779.1","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 20-779.1","heading":"§ 20-779.1 Penalties.","body":"a. (1) \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCriminal Penalties. Any provider who violates any provision of this subchapter shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.\n\n(2) \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCivil Penalties. Any provider of immigration assistance services who violates any provision of this subchapter or any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder shall be liable for a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000 for the first violation and for each succeeding violation a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 nor more than $15,000, except that any provider of immigration assistance services who violates section 20-776 or subdivision b of 20-777.2 of this subchapter, or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, shall be liable for a civil penalty of not less than $7,500 nor more than $10,000 for the first violation and for each succeeding violation a civil penalty of not less than $18,000 nor more than $20,000.\n\nb. A proceeding to recover any civil penalty authorized pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be commenced by the service of a notice of violation that shall be returnable to any tribunal established within the office of administrative trials and hearings.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 20","Chapter 5: Unfair Trade Practices"],"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":"b9d4092f869dbe6dc6cfad7a5ef3d7888e3b569a74c70ce892e8aec12dc72da6","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-20-779","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-20-779.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}