N.Y. GBS Law § 85
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Prosecution
Official statutory text
§ 85. Prosecution. Criminal action for violation of this article shall\nbe prosecuted by the attorney general, his or her deputy, or a district\nattorney, in the name of the people of the state. In any such\nprosecution the attorney general, or his or her deputy, shall exercise\nall the powers and perform all duties which the district attorney would\notherwise be authorized to exercise or to perform therein. The attorney\ngeneral or a district attorney shall, upon a conviction for a violation\nof any provision of this article and within ten days thereafter, make\nand file with the department of state a detailed report showing the date\nof such conviction, the name of the person convicted and the nature of\nthe charge.\n
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