{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-396","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Charter § 396","heading":"Section 396. Actions and proceedings for recovery of penalties.","body":"All actions and proceedings for the recovery of penalties for the violation of any law shall be brought in the name of the city of New York and not in that of any agency, except where otherwise provided by law.","path":["New York City Charter","Chapter 17: Law Department"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Charter/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:59Z","sha256":"14b265ca9c94228abc63508252f599e5e4f20382a6eaa0e3c1f66d85028069ee","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":true,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-395","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-397"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}