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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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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.
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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]
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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 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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§ 6-56 Immigration Assistance Service Penalty Schedule.
   All citations are to 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.
   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
§ 20-776
Engaging in prohibited conduct
$3,750
$5,000
$9,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Admin. Code
§ 20-777
Improper written agreement
$3,750
$5,000
$9,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Admin. Code
§ 20-777(14)
Failure to include most recent "Consumer Bill of Rights" on separate page of contract
$3,750
$5,000
$9,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Admin. Code
§ 20-777.1
Failure to post sign or improper sign
$3,750
$5,000
$9,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Admin. Code
§ 20-777.2
Improper advertisements
$3,750
$5,000
$9,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Admin. Code
§ 20-778
Improper document retention
$3,750
$5,000
$9,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Admin. Code
§ 20-779
Failure to comply with surety requirements
$3,750
$5,000
$9,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-260
Failure to comply with location or availability of records requirement
$3,750
$5,000
$9,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-261
Failure to comply with written agreement requirements
$3,750
$5,000
$9,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-262
Failure to complete form preparation declaration
$3,750
$5,000
$9,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-264
Failure to comply with disclosure of surety requirements
$3,750
$5,000
$9,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
 
(Added City Record 8/22/2016, eff. 8/22/2016; amended City Record 8/7/2018, eff. 9/6/2018)
§ 6-57 Tenant Screening Report Disclosure Penalty Schedule.
   All citations are to 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.
   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
Admin. Code
§ 20-809
Failure to post sign or improper sign
$375*
$500*
$450
$500
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 5-265
Failure to comply with the requirements for posting signs about tenant screening reports
$375*
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
 
(Added City Record 8/22/2016, eff. 8/22/2016; amended City Record 4/26/2018, eff. 5/26/2018)
§ 6-58 Prohibition on the Sale of Expired Over-The-Counter-Medication Penalty Schedule.
   All citations are to 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, 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
Admin. Code
§ 20-822(a)
Sale of expired over-the-counter medication
$250
$250
$500
$500
$500
$500
 
(Added City Record 8/22/2016, eff. 8/22/2016)
§ 6-59 Employment Agency Penalty Schedule.
   All citations are to Chapter 20, Article 11 of the New York General Business Law, 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 Section 189(5) of the New York General Business Law.
   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
NY Gen Bus
§ 172
Unlicensed activity
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
NY Gen Bus
§ 175
Failure to notify the Department of changes in license or ownership of the agency
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
NY Gen Bus
§ 176
Improper assignment or transfer of license, change of location, or addition of a location
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
NY Gen Bus
§ 179
Failure to maintain adequate registers and other records
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
NY Gen Bus
§ 181
Failure to maintain adequate contracts or receipts
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
NY Gen Bus
§ 182
Failure to provide identification card to nurse or maintain records of investigation and verification of nurses
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
NY Gen Bus
§ 184
Failure to comply with requirements pertaining to recruitment of domestic or household employees who are residents of other states
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
NY Gen Bus
§ 184-a
Failure to comply with requirements pertaining to recruitment of domestic or household employees from outside the continental United States
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
NY Gen Bus
§ 185
Charging or accepting an unlawful fee
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
NY Gen Bus
§ 185-a
Failure to comply with requirements pertaining to domestic dayworkers who are transported to the place of employment
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
NY Gen Bus
§ 186
Failure to comply with the requirements pertaining to the return of fees
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
NY Gen Bus
§ 187
Engaging in prohibited activities or conduct
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
NY Gen Bus
§ 188
Failure to post the required copies of law
$750*
$1,000*
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
NY Gen Bus
§ 189
Failure to comply with requirements including inspection of books and records
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
Admin. Code
§ 20-771
Failure to provide a statement of employee rights and employer obligations under city, state and federal law
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-772
Failure to provide a statement of job conditions or maintain required records
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 5-241
Improper financial records
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-242
Failure to comply with corporate applicant requirements
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-243
Failure to comply with trade name and partnership certificate requirements
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-245
Failure to comply with premises requirements
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-246
Failure to comply with referral card requirements
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-247
Improper recruitment of domestic or household employees
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-248
Engaging in prohibited practices
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-250
Failure to display sign in required form
$750*
$1,000*
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-251
Improper display of license
$750*
$1,000*
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-252
Failure to comply with the notice of hearing and subpoena duces tecum requirement
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-253
Failure to comply with change of address requirement
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-254
Failure to comply with judgment requirements
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-255
Failure to respond to consumer complaints
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-257
Failure to comply with lost or mutilated license requirements
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
6 RCNY
§ 5-259
Failure to provide the "Terms and Conditions" document
$750
$1,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
 
(Added City Record 8/22/2016, eff. 8/22/2016; amended City Record 2/27/2019, eff. 3/29/2019; amended City Record 4/21/2020, eff. 5/21/2020)
§ 6-60 Domestic Workers & Household Employees 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, 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
Admin. Code
§ 20-771
Failure to meet the requirements for providing the statement of employee rights and employer obligations under city, state and federal law
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
Admin. Code
§ 20-772
Improper statement of job conditions or failure to keep records
$375
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
 
(Added City Record 8/22/2016, eff. 8/22/2016)
§ 6-61 Public Safety Penalty Schedule.
   All citations are to Title 10 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.
   Unless otherwise specified by law, a second or third or subsequent violation shall mean 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 premise sealing 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
§ 10-117(d)
Placing aerosol spray paint cans, broad tipped indelible markers or etching acid on display
$375
$500
$900
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
Admin. Code
§ 10-131(g)
Unlawful sale of a toy or imitation firearm
$5,000
$5,000
$8,000
$8,000
$8,000 (plus 0 to 5 day sealing)**
$8,000 (plus 5 day sealing)
Admin. Code
§ 10-160(b)
Failure to comply with required security measures at ATM facilities
$250
$250
$250
$250
$250
$250
Admin. Code
§ 10-134.2
Failure to comply with the requirements pertaining to the sale of laser pointers
$300
$300
$500
$500
$1,000
$1,000
6 RCNY
§ 4-10
Improper sign content regarding laser pointers
$300
$300
$500
$500
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 4-11
Improper size of sign regarding laser pointers
$300
$300
$500
$500
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 4-12
Improper posting of sign regarding laser pointers
$300
$300
$500
$500
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 4-15
Improper number of signs regarding laser pointers
$300
$300
$500
$500
$500
$500
6 RCNY
§ 4-16
Sign not in required language
$300
$300
$500
$500
$500
$500
 
(Added City Record 8/22/2016, eff. 8/22/2016; amended City Record 8/22/2017, eff. 9/21/2017; amended City Record 1/14/2019, eff. 2/13/2019)
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