§ 460-H — Enforcement

§ 460-h. Enforcement. Upon any violation of this article, an\napplication may be made by the attorney general in the name of the\npeople of the state to a court having jurisdiction to issue an\ninjunction, and upon notice to the respondent of not fewer than five\ndays, to enjoin and restrain the continuance of the violation. If it\nshall appear to the satisfaction of the court or justice that the\ndefendant has, in fact, violated this article, an injunction may be\nissued by such court or justice, enjoining and restraining any further\nviolation, without requiring proof that any person has, in fact, been\ninjured or damaged thereby. In any such proceeding, the court may make\nallowances to the attorney general as provided in paragraph six of\nsubdivision (a) of section eighty-three hundred three of the civil\npractice law and rules, and direct restitution. Whenever the court shall\ndetermine that a violation of this article has occurred, the court may\nimpose a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each\nviolation.\n