N.Y. LAB Law § 145
This is the official text of N.Y. LAB Law § 145, part of New York’s LAB Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "LAB Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Criminal penalties
Official statutory text
§ 145. Criminal penalties. Any person who knowingly violates any\nprovision of this article and any officer or agent of a corporation who\nknowingly permits the corporation to violate any such provisions shall\nbe guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction therefor shall be\npunished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment\nfor not more than sixty days or by both such fine and imprisonment for a\nfirst offense, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or\nimprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and\nimprisonment for a second or subsequent offense.\n
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