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Chapter 1: License Enforcement
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Subchapter A: Adjudicatory Proceedings
Subchapter B: Penalties
§ 6-10 Compliance with New York City Charter.
§ 6-11 License Enforcement Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-12 Tobacco Retail Dealer Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-12.1 Electronic Cigarette Retail Dealer Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-13 Amusement Devices, Amusement Arcades, Amusement Operators, and Gaming Cafes Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-14 Billiard and Pocket Billiard Tables and Billiard and Pocket Billiard Rooms Penalty Schedule. [Repealed]
§ 6-15 Sidewalk Cafes Penalty Schedule. [Repealed]
§ 6-16 Sidewalk Stands Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-17 Sightseeing Guides Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-18 Pedicabs Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-19 Dealers in Second-Hand Articles Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-20 Pawnbrokers Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-21 Auctioneers Penalty Schedule. [Repealed]
§ 6-22 Laundries Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-23 Locksmiths Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-24 Sales Penalty Schedule. [Repealed]
§ 6-25 Garages and Parking Lots Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-26 Bingo Licensing Law Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-27 Public Dance Halls, Cabarets and Catering Establishment Penalty Schedule. [Repealed]
§ 6-28 Sight-seeing Buses, Horse-drawn Cabs and Drivers Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-29 Home Improvement Business Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-30 Process Servers Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-31 Electronic or Home Appliance Service Dealer Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-32 Products for the Disabled: Sale, Rental, Repair and Servicing Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-33 Games of Chance Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-34 Storage Warehouses Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-35 Electronic Stores Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-36 Towing Vehicles Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-37 Booting of Motor Vehicles Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-38 Weights and Measures Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-39 Dealers in Second-Hand Weighing or Measuring Devices Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-40 Etching Acid Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-41 Language Assistance in Pharmacies Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-42 Sales of Petroleum Products Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-43 Sales of Meats Penalty Schedule. [Repealed]
§ 6-44 Sale of Prepackaged Meat Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-45 Perishable Foods Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-46 Price Displays Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-47 Consumer Protection Law Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-48 Truth in Pricing Law.
§ 6-49 Posting of Prescription Drug Prices.
§ 6-50 Representations in Advertising Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-51 Availability for Sale of Advertised Merchandise Penalty Schedule. [Repealed]
§ 6-52 Information with Respect to Funeral Costs Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-53 Income Tax Preparers Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-54 Posting of Prices in Retail Service Establishments Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-55 Motorized Scooters Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-56 Immigration Assistance Service Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-57 Tenant Screening Report Disclosure Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-58 Prohibition on the Sale of Expired Over-The-Counter-Medication Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-59 Employment Agency Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-60 Domestic Workers & Household Employees Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-61 Public Safety Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-62 Debt Collection Agency Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-63 Air Conditioning System Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-64 Carpet Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-65 Pregnancy Services Centers Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-66 Ticket Sellers Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-67 Car Washes Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-68 General Vendor Penalty Schedule
§ 6-69 Conversion Therapy Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-70 Polystyrene Items Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-71 Bail Bond Agents Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-72 Cashless Establishments Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-73 Hotel Service Disruptions Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-74 Single-Use Beverage Plastics Penalty Schedule
§ 6-75 Mobile Food Vendor Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-76 Car Rentals Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-77 Information Regarding Redemption of Beverage Containers Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-78 Information Regarding Room Air Conditioners Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-79 Third-Party Food Delivery Services Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-80 Construction Labor Providers Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-81 Automated Employment Decision Tools Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-82 Force-Fed Products Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-83 Open Captioning at Motion Picture Theaters Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-84 Electric Space Heater Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-85 Data Breach Notification Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-86 Powered Mobility Devices Penalty Schedule.
§ 6-87 Disclosure of Total Ticket Costs in Advertisements.
Subchapter C: Public Hearings
Chapter 7: Office of Labor Policy and Standards
Chapter 8: Biometric Identifier Information
Chapter 9: Prevailing Wage Law
Chapter 10: Displaced Grocery Workers
Chapter 11: Living Wage Law
Chapter 12: Freelance Workers
Chapter 13: Petitions for Rulemaking
Title 9: Procurement Policy Board Rules
Title 12: Franchise and Concession Review Committee
Title 15: Department of Environmental Protection
Title 16: Department of Sanitation
Title 17: Business Integrity Commission
Title 19: Department of Finance
Title 20: Tax Appeals Tribunal
Title 21: Tax Commission
Title 22: Banking Commission
Title 24: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Title 25: Department of Mental Health and Retardation [Repealed]
Title 28: Housing Preservation and Development
Title 29: Loft Board
Title 30: Rent Guidelines Board
Title 31: Mayor's Office of Homelessness and Single Room Occupancy
Title 34: Department of Transportation
Title 35: Taxi and Limousine Commission
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Title 38-A: Civilian Complaint Review Board
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Title 40: Board of Correction
Title 41: Department of Juvenile Justice
Title 42: Department of Probation
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Title 44: Comptroller
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Title 47: Commission on Human Rights
Title 48: Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH)
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Title 51: City Clerk
Title 52: Campaign Finance Board*
Title 53: Conflicts of Interest Board
Title 55: Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Title 56: Department of Parks and Recreation
Title 57: Art Commission
Title 58: Department of Cultural Affairs
Title 60: Civil Service Commission
Title 61: Office of Collective Bargaining
Title 62: City Planning
Title 63: Landmarks Preservation Commission
Title 66: Department of Small Business Services
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§ 6-20 Pawnbrokers Penalty Schedule.
   All citations are to Title 20 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York or Title 6 of the Rules of the City of New York.
   Unless otherwise specified, the penalties set forth for each section of law or rule shall also apply to all subdivisions, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, items, or any other provision contained therein. Each subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, clause, item, or other provision charged in the Notice of Violation shall constitute a separate violation of the law or rule.
   In certain cases, the Department may ask for license suspension or revocation, as permitted by statute. If a respondent is found in violation of multiple provisions that require a suspension period, the suspension periods shall run concurrently.
   Unless otherwise specified by law, a second or third or subsequent violation means a violation by the same respondent, whether by pleading guilty, being found guilty in a decision, or entering into a settlement agreement for violating the same provision of law or rule, within two years of the prior violation(s).
Citation
Violation Description
First Violation
First Default
Second Violation
Second Default
Third and Subsequent Violation
Third and Subsequent Default
Citation
Violation Description
First Violation
First Default
Second Violation
Second Default
Third and Subsequent Violation
Third and Subsequent Default
Admin. Code
§ 20-276
Employed clerk(s) under 16 years old
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-277
Failure to comply with reports and recordkeeping requirements
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-277.1
Failure to comply with requirements related to pawnbroker tickets
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 5-222
Improper caveats on pawn tickets
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 5-224
Improper proof of notice of intention to sell pledged property
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 5-226
Failure to meet requirements of acceptable forms of verification of pledgor's identity and required records
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
 
(Added City Record 8/22/2016, eff. 8/22/2016; amended City Record 11/26/2021, eff. 12/26/2021)
§ 6-21 Auctioneers Penalty Schedule. [Repealed]
(Added City Record 8/22/2016, eff. 8/22/2016; repealed City Record 3/11/2022, eff. 4/10/2022)
§ 6-22 Laundries Penalty Schedule.
   All citations are to Title 20 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York or Title 6 of the Rules of the City of New York.
   Unless otherwise specified, the penalties set forth for each section of law or rule shall also apply to all subdivisions, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, items, or any other provision contained therein. Each subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, clause, item, or other provision charged in the Notice of Violation shall constitute a separate violation of the law or rule.
   For the fine amounts marked by a single asterisk, if the respondent timely submits the appropriate proof of having cured a first-time violation, the respondent will not be subject to a civil penalty pursuant to Local Law 153 of 2013.
   In certain cases, the Department may ask for license suspension or revocation, as permitted by statute. If a respondent is found in violation of multiple provisions that require a suspension period, the suspension periods shall run concurrently.
   Unless otherwise specified by law, a second or third or subsequent violation means a violation by the same respondent, whether by pleading guilty, being found guilty in a decision, or entering into a settlement agreement for violating the same provision of law or rule, within two years of the prior violation(s).
   The parties shall be authorized to present evidence to mitigate the license revocation or suspension period within the date range marked by two asterisks (**).
Citation
Violation Description
First Violation
First
Default
Second Violation
Second Default
Third and Subsequent Violation
Third and Subsequent Default
Citation
Violation Description
First Violation
First
Default
Second Violation
Second Default
Third and Subsequent Violation
Third and Subsequent Default
Admin. Code
§ 20-297.2
Operating an industrial laundry or industrial laundry delivery without a license
$100 per day
$100 per day
$100 per day
$100 per day
$100 per day
$100 per day
Admin. Code
§ 20-297.3
Failure to comply with industrial laundry or industrial laundry delivery application and licensing requirements
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-297.4
Failure to comply with industrial laundry or industrial laundry delivery bond requirements
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-297.5
Failure to comply with industrial laundry or industrial laundry delivery general provisions
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-297.6
Failure to comply with additional provisions for industrial laundries and industrial laundry delivery
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-632(a), (c) and (d)
Failure to comply with general provisions for retail laundries
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-632(b)
Failure of retail laundry to accurately and clearly state computation of charges
$0
$0
$175
$175
$300
$300
6 RCNY
§ 2-133(a)
Failure to comply with requirements pertaining to industrial laundry delivery vehicles
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 2-133(b)
Failure to comply with requirements pertaining to liability insurance
$375 (plus 0 to 15 day suspension)**
$500 (plus 15 day suspension)
$450 (plus 0 to 30 day suspension)**
$500 (plus 30 day suspension)
$500 (plus revocation)**
$500 (plus revocation)
6 RCNY
§ 2-133(c)
Failure to comply with requirements pertaining to workers' compensation insurance
$375 (plus 0 to 15 day suspension)**
$500 (plus 15 day suspension)
$450 (plus 0 to 30 day suspension)**
$500 (plus 30 day suspension)
$500 (plus revocation)**
$500 (plus revocation)
6 RCNY
§ 2-133(d)
Failure to comply with requirements pertaining to disability benefits insurance
$375 (plus 0 to 15 day suspension)**
$500 (plus 15 day suspension)
$450 (plus 0 to 30 day suspension)**
$500 (plus 30 day suspension)
$500 (plus revocation)**
$500 (plus revocation)
6 RCNY
§ 2-135
Failure to comply with additional provisions for industrial laundries and industrial laundry delivery
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 2-136
Engaged in prohibited conduct
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 4-131
Failure to comply with general provisions for retail laundries
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
 
(Added City Record 8/22/2016, eff. 8/22/2016; amended City Record 6/20/2018, eff. 7/20/2018; amended City Record 12/20/2021, eff. 1/19/2022)
§ 6-23 Locksmiths Penalty Schedule.
   All citations are to Title 20 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York or Title 6 of the Rules of the City of New York.
   Unless otherwise specified, the penalties set forth for each section of law or rule shall also apply to all subdivisions, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, items, or any other provision contained therein. Each subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, clause, item, or other provision charged in the Notice of Violation shall constitute a separate violation of the law or rule.
   In certain cases, the Department may ask for license suspension or revocation, as permitted by statute. If a respondent is found in violation of multiple provisions that require a suspension period, the suspension periods shall run concurrently.
   Unless otherwise specified by law, a second or third or subsequent violation means a violation by the same respondent, whether by pleading guilty, being found guilty in a decision, or entering into a settlement agreement for violating the same provision of law or rule, within two years of the prior violation(s).
Citation
Violation Description
First Violation
First
Default
Second Violation
Second Default
Third and Subsequent Violation
Third and Subsequent Default
Citation
Violation Description
First Violation
First
Default
Second Violation
Second Default
Third and Subsequent Violation
Third and Subsequent Default
Admin. Code
§ 20-299
Operating without a locksmith license
$100 per day
$100 per day
$100 per day
$100 per day
$100 per day
$100 per day
Admin. Code
§ 20-301
Failure to comply with locksmith regulations
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-302
Failure to comply with equipment listing requirements
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-303
Failure to comply with key marking requirement
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-304
Failure to display license in required form
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-305
Failure to comply with prohibition for itinerant locksmith
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-307(b)
Failure to comply with apprentice requirements
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 2-140
Improper posting of locksmith license information
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 2-141
Failure of locksmith to comply with obtaining and recording information requirements
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 2-142
Failure to provide customer copy of completed form
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 2-143
Failure to retain required forms
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 2-144
Failure to make forms available for inspection
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
 
(Added City Record 8/22/2016, eff. 8/22/2016)
§ 6-24 Sales Penalty Schedule. [Repealed]
(Added City Record 8/22/2016, eff. 8/22/2016; repealed City Record 11/26/2021, eff. 12/26/2021)
§ 6-25 Garages and Parking Lots Penalty Schedule.
   All citations are to Title 20 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York or Title 6 of the Rules of the City of New York.
   Unless otherwise specified, the penalties set forth for each section of law or rule shall also apply to all subdivisions, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, items, or any other provision contained therein. Each subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, clause, item, or other provision charged in the Notice of Violation shall constitute a separate violation of the law or rule.
   For the fine amounts marked by a single asterisk, if the respondent timely submits the appropriate proof of having cured a first-time violation, the respondent will not be subject to a civil penalty pursuant to Local Law 153 of 2013.
   In certain cases, the Department may ask for license suspension or revocation, as permitted by statute. If a respondent is found in violation of multiple provisions that require a suspension period, the suspension periods shall run concurrently.
   Unless otherwise specified by law, a second or third or subsequent violation means a violation by the same respondent, whether by pleading guilty, being found guilty in a decision, or entering into a settlement agreement for violating the same provision of law or rule, within two years of the prior violation(s).
Citation
Violation Description
First Violation
First
Default
Second Violation
Second Default
Third and Subsequent Violation
Third and Subsequent Default
Citation
Violation Description
First Violation
First
Default
Second Violation
Second Default
Third and Subsequent Violation
Third and Subsequent Default
Admin. Code
§ 20-321
Failure to have garage or parking lot license from DCWP
$100 per day
$100 per day
$100 per day
$100 per day
$100 per day
$100 per day
Admin. Code
§ 20-324
Failure to meet requirements of rate schedule(s) or change of rates
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-324(b)
Failure to post the required rates sign
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-325
Failure by transferring license to another or using license at another location
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-326
Failure to meet the requirement(s) of claim check(s)
$0
$0
$175
$175
$300
$300
Admin. Code
§ 20-327
Failure to meet the requirement(s) for the number of vehicles, maximum capacity or the manner of storage
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-327.1(a), (b)(1), (b)(3), (c) through (i)
Failure to meet bicycle parking requirements
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-327.1(b)(2)
Failure to park bicycles at least 2 feet away from motor vehicles
$0
$0
$175
$175
$300
$300
Admin. Code
§ 20-328
Unauthorized use of customer's vehicle
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 2-161
Failure to meet the requirement(s) for the operation of garages and parking lots.
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 2-161(g)(1)
Failure to post the required signs for separate entrances and exits
$175*
$175*
$300
$300
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 2-161(g)(2)(vi)
Failure to post the required signage regarding business hours, capacity, or bicycle parking
$175*
$175*
$300
$300
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 2-161(g)(2)(v)
Failure to post the required auxiliary signs
$175*
$175*
$300
$300
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 2-161(g)(3)(1)
Failure to illuminate the parking garage and lot sign
$175*
$175*
$300
$300
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 2-161(u)
Failure to post the bicycle parking waiver sign
$175*
$175*
$300
$300
$500
$500
 
(Added City Record 8/22/2016, eff. 8/22/2016; amended City Record 11/26/2021, eff. 12/26/2021)
§ 6-26 Bingo Licensing Law Penalty Schedule.
   All citations are to Title 20 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York.
   Unless otherwise specified, the penalties set forth for each section of law or rule shall also apply to all subdivisions, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, items, or any other provision contained therein. Each subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, clause, item, or other provision charged in the Notice of Violation shall constitute a separate violation of the law or rule.
   Unless otherwise specified by law, a second or third or subsequent violation means a violation by the same respondent, whether by pleading guilty, being found guilty in a decision, or entering into a settlement agreement for violating the same provision of law or rule, within two years of the prior violation(s).
   In certain cases, the Department may ask for license suspension or revocation, as permitted by statute. If a respondent is found in violation of multiple provisions that require a suspension period, the suspension periods shall run concurrently.
Citation
Violation Description
First Violation
First Default
Second Violation
Second Default
Third and Subsequent Violation
Third and Subsequent Default
Citation
Violation Description
First Violation
First Default
Second Violation
Second Default
Third and Subsequent Violation
Third and Subsequent Default
Admin. Code
§ 20-341
Conducting games by organization other than an authorized organization
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-342
Failure to comply with restrictions upon conduct of bingo games
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-346
Improper form, content or display of license
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-349
Admission of or participation by persons under eighteen
$0
$0
$175
$175
$300
$300
Admin. Code
§ 20-350
Conducting games in excess of permitted frequency or sale of alcohol beverages
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-351
Operating or conducting games by improper persons or with improper equipment or improper expenditures
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-352
Improper charge for admission, participation or game cards; improper award of prizes
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-353
Improper advertising
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-354
Improper filing or failure to file statements and receipts; failure to maintain records or to pay fee based on proceeds
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-358
Failure to comply with other specified requirements
$175
$175
$300
$300
$500
$500
 
(Added City Record 8/22/2016, eff. 8/22/2016; amended City Record 11/26/2021, eff. 12/26/2021)
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