109 - Penalties; civil actions. - New York Statutes

§ 109. Penalties; civil actions. (a) Every violation of any provision of this chapter shall, unless the same constitutes a felony, be a misdemeanor. (b) Every penalty imposed by this section shall be in addition to any penalty or forfeiture otherwise provided by law. (c) (1) If the superintendent finds after notice and hearing that any authorized insurer, representative of such insurer, licensed insurance agent, licensed insurance broker or licensed adjuster has wilfully violated the provisions of this chapter, he may order such insurer, representative, agent, broker, or adjuster, as the case may be, to pay to the people of this state a penalty in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars for each such offense. (2) Failure to pay such penalty within thirty days after the order, unless it is suspended by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, shall constitute a further violation of the provisions of this chapter. (3) No penalty shall be imposed pursuant to this subsection if a monetary penalty is otherwise provided in this chapter. (d) The superintendent may maintain a civil action in the name of the people of the state to recover a judgment for a money penalty imposed by law for the violation of any provision of this chapter.