N.Y. Election Law Section 16-120
Enforcement proceedings

1.

The supreme court or a justice thereof, in a proceeding instituted by the state board of elections, may impose a civil penalty, as provided for in subdivisions one and two of § 14-126 (Violations)section 14-126 of this chapter.

2.

Upon proof that a violation of article 14 (Campaign Receipts and Expenditures)article fourteen of this chapter, as provided in subdivision one of this section, has occurred, the court may impose a civil penalty, pursuant to subdivisions one and two of § 14-126 (Violations)section 14-126 of this chapter, after considering, among other factors, the severity of the violation or violations, whether the subject of the violation made a good faith effort to correct the violation and whether the subject of the violation has a history of similar violations. All such determinations shall be made on a fair and equitable basis without regard to the status of the candidate or political committee.

Source: Section 16-120 — Enforcement proceedings, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/ELN/16-120 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 18, 2025).

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