N.Y. GBS Law § 209-D
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Penalties for violation
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§ 209-d. Penalties for violation. Any person or corporation violating\nany provisions of sections two hundred nine-a, two hundred nine-b and\ntwo hundred nine-c shall be liable to a penalty of ten dollars for each\nday such violation shall continue after sixty days' written notice\ncalling attention to such violation, to be recovered by the aggrieved\nparty. Any person or corporation who has been granted a certificate\npursuant to the foregoing provisions hereof which shall not have been\nthereafter revoked shall have the right of injunction. In any\nprosecution or action hereunder, the aforesaid certificate of the\nsecretary of state shall be prima facie evidence of the right to the\nexclusive use of any such name or designation, where proof of such right\nis necessary.\n
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