§ 198-a. Enforcement. The department shall enforce this article and\nany rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. The attorney\ngeneral, in response to a request by the commissioner or a complaint\nfrom a consumer, or on the attorney general's own initiative, may seek\nequitable relief to restrain any violation or threatened violation of\nsection one hundred ninety-one of this article requiring certification\nof common carriers of household goods or any rules or regulations\npromulgated pursuant to such section. Whenever there shall be a\nviolation of section one hundred ninety-one of this article or any rule\nor regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, an application may be made\nby the attorney general in the name of the people of the state of New\nYork to a court or justice
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§ 198-a. Enforcement. The department shall enforce this article and\nany rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. The attorney\ngeneral, in response to a request by the commissioner or a complaint\nfrom a consumer, or on the attorney general's own initiative, may seek\nequitable relief to restrain any violation or threatened violation of\nsection one hundred ninety-one of this article requiring certification\nof common carriers of household goods or any rules or regulations\npromulgated pursuant to such section. Whenever there shall be a\nviolation of section one hundred ninety-one of this article or any rule\nor regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, an application may be made\nby the attorney general in the name of the people of the state of New\nYork to a court or justice having jurisdiction by a special proceeding\nto issue an injunction and upon notice to the defendant of not less than\nfive days, to enjoin and restrain the continuance of such violation or\nto enforce the provisions of such section or such rules and regulations.\nIf it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court or justice that the\ndefendant has, in fact, violated section one hundred ninety-one of this\narticle or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, an\ninjunction may be issued by such court or justice, enjoining and\nrestraining any further violation, without requiring proof that any\nperson has, in fact, been injured or damaged thereby.\n In any such proceeding, the court may make allowances to the attorney\ngeneral as provided in paragraph six of subdivision (a) of section\neighty-three hundred three of the civil practice law and rules, and\ndirect restitution. Whenever the court shall determine that a violation\nof section one hundred ninety-one of this article or any rules or\nregulations promulgated pursuant to such section has occurred, the court\nmay also impose a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars for each\nviolation. In connection with any such proposed application, the\nattorney general may take proof and make a determination of the relevant\nfacts and issue subpoenas in accordance with the civil practice law and\nrules.\n