N.Y. Village Law § 20-2006 Violation of Ordinances

• Library: New York Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 2023 NY Law Chapter 777
• Year: 2023
• Citation: N.Y. Village Law § 20-2006

1. The board of trustees of a village may enforce obedience to its ordinances adopted prior to September first, nineteen hundred seventy-four as follows:

a. by prescribing therefor fines for each violation thereof not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars.

b.by prescribing therefor that for each violation thereof it shall constitute a violation pursuant to the penal law. However, in no case shall the fine imposed exceed two hundred fifty dollars.

c.in all cases the board of trustees may enforce obedience of its ordinances by injunction.

1-a. A violation of a zoning ordinance adopted prior to September first, nineteen hundred seventy-four is hereby declared to be an offense, punishable by a fine not exceeding three hundred fifty dollars or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both for conviction of a first offense; for conviction of a second offense both of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than three hundred fifty dollars nor more than seven hundred dollars or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both; and, upon conviction for a third or subsequent offense all of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both. However, for the purpose of conferring jurisdiction upon courts and judicial officers generally, violations of such zoning ordinance shall be deemed misdemeanors and for such purpose only all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to such violations. Each week's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.

2. Except as otherwise provided by subdivision two-a, upon the adoption of a resolution by the board of trustees of a village authorizing the village attorney or an attorney other than the one regularly employed to prosecute a violator of a village ordinance or local law or a person accused of committing any offense, infraction or criminal act within the village and providing the village attorney or an attorney other than the one regularly employed is designated as an assistant district attorney, as provided by law, to prosecute in the name of the people of the state of New York, the violator of a village ordinance or local law or a person accused of committing any offense, infraction or criminal act within the village, the board of trustees may pay a reasonable compensation to such village attorney or an attorney other than the one regularly employed therefor.