§ 12-B — Wilful violation of health laws

New York § 12-B

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law PBH: Public Health
• Title 2: General Provisions
• Art. 1: Short Title and Definitions: General Provisions

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§ 12-b. Wilful violation of health laws. 1. A person who wilfully\nviolates or refuses or omits to comply with any lawful order or\nregulation prescribed by any local board of health or local health\nofficer, is guilty of a misdemeanor; except, however, that where such\norder or regulation applies to a tenant with respect to his own dwelling\nunit or to an owner occupied one or two family dwelling, such person is\nguilty of an offense for the first violation punishable by a fine not to\nexceed fifty dollars and for a second or subsequent violation is guilty\nof a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars\nor by imprisonment not to exceed six months or by both such fine and\nimprisonment.\n * 2. A person who wilfully violates any provision of this chapter, or\nany regulation lawfully made or established by any public officer or\nboard under authority of this chapter, the punishment for violating\nwhich is not otherwise prescribed by this chapter or any other law, is\npunishable by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by a fine not\nexceeding ten thousand dollars or by both. Effective on and after April\nfirst, two thousand eight the comptroller is hereby authorized and\ndirected to deposit amounts collected in excess of two thousand dollars\nper violation to the patient safety center account to be used for\npurposes of the patient safety center created by title two of article\ntwenty-nine-D of this chapter.\n * NB Effective until April 1, 2026\n * 2. A person who wilfully violates any provision of this chapter, or\nany regulation lawfully made or established by any public officer or\nboard under authority of this chapter, the punishment for violating\nwhich is not otherwise prescribed by this chapter or any other law, is\npunishable by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by a fine not\nexceeding two thousand dollars or by both.\n * NB Effective April 1, 2026\n