Int 0014-2010
Adjudication of violations of laws enforced by the New York city department of consumer affairs.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Consumer Affairsintroduced 2010-02-03
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2010-02-03Passed: 2013-12-31
Committee on Consumer Affairs — Department of Consumer Affairs
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IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2010-02-03 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2010-02-03 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2013-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2010-02-03 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 2203 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new subdivision (g) to read as follows:
(g)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department shall be authorized, upon due notice and hearing, to impose civil penalties for the violation of any laws or rules the enforcement of which is within the jurisdiction of the department pursuant to this charter, the administrative code or any other general, special or local law. The department shall have the power to render decisions and orders and to impose civil penalties for all such violations. Except to the extent that dollar limits are otherwise specifically provided, such civil penalties shall not exceed five hundred dollars for each violation. All proceedings authorized pursuant to this subdivision shall be conducted in accordance with rules promulgated by the commissioner. The remedies and penalties provided for in this subdivision shall be in addition to any other remedies or penalties provided for the enforcement of such provisions under any other law including, but not limited to, civil or criminal actions or proceedings.
(2) All such proceedings shall be commenced by the service of a notice of violation. The commissioner shall prescribe the form and wording of notices of violation. The notice of violation or copy thereof when filled in and served shall constitute notice of the violation charged, and, if sworn to or affirmed, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein.
(3) For the purposes of this subdivision, no act or practice shall be deemed a deceptive trade practice unless it has been declared a deceptive trade practice and described with reasonable particularity in a local law or in a rule or regulation promulgated by the commissioner.
§ 2. This local law shall take effect thirty days after the date of its enactment into law, provided, however, that the department of consumer affairs may, on or after such date of enactment, promulgate any rules or take any other administrative actions necessary for the implementation of this local law.