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Whenever a respondent is found in violation of any provision of the New York City Administrative Code, Rules of the City of New York, New York City Health Code, New York State Public Health Law, New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, New York City Zoning Resolution, New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, or New York S

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Effective: 7/8/2016Last amended: 7/8/2016

§ 3-100 General.

RCNY § 3-100

Whenever a respondent is found in violation of any provision of the New York City Administrative Code, Rules of the City of New York, New York City Health Code, New York State Public Health Law, New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, New York City Zoning Resolution, New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, or New York State Environmental Conservation Law, and the summons (as defined in 48 RCNY § 6-01) for such violation is returnable to the Environmental Control Board, any civil penalty recommended by a Hearing Officer pursuant to 48 RCNY § 3-57(a), any default penalty imposed pursuant to 48 RCNY § 3-81(a) and in accordance with Section 1049-a(d)(1)(d) of the Charter, and any civil penalty imposed for admissions of violation(s) pursuant to 48 RCNY § 3-32 or late admissions pursuant to 48 RCNY § 3-81(b) will be imposed pursuant to the Penalty Schedules set forth below. If no Penalty Schedule is contained in these rules, any such civil penalty and default penalty will be imposed pursuant to the Penalty Schedule contained in the rules of the agency with primary jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of law related to the violation alleged in the summons. (Amended City Record 7/8/2016, eff. 7/8/2016)

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