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N.Y. LAB Law § 153

This is the official text of N.Y. LAB Law § 153, 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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Enforcement of violations; civil penalties

Official statutory text

§ 153. Enforcement of violations; civil penalties. If the commissioner\nfinds that a child performer's employer has violated any provision of\nthis article or of a rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, the\ncommissioner may by an order which shall describe particularly the\nnature of the violation, assess such employer a civil penalty of not\nmore than one thousand dollars for the first violation, not more than\ntwo thousand dollars for a second violation and not more than three\nthousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation. Such penalty shall\nbe paid to the commissioner and placed into the child performer's\nprotection fund established in section ninety-nine-j of the state\nfinance law and administered by the department. Monies accredited to the\nchild performer's protection fund shall be utilized for the purpose of\nthis article. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations for\nthe administration of the child performer's protection fund.\n

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