NY Elec L § 14-126 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 14 - Campaign Receipts and Expenditures; Public Financing Title 1 - Campaign Receipts and Expenditures 14-126 - Violations; Penalties.

§ 14-126. Violations; penalties. 1. (a) Any person who fails to file a statement  required  to  be  filed by this article shall be subject to a civil penalty, not in excess of one thousand dollars, to be  recoverable in  a  special  proceeding  or  civil  action to be brought by the chief enforcement counsel pursuant to section  16-114  of  this  chapter.  Any person  who,  three or more times within a given election cycle for such term of office, fails to file a statement or statements required  to  be filed  by  this  article,  shall  be  subject to a civil penalty, not in excess of ten thousand dollars, to be recoverable  as  provided  for  in this subdivision.  (b)  All payments received by the state board of elections pursuant to this section shall be retained in the appropriate accounts as designated by the division of the budget for enforcement activities by the board of elections.   2. Any person who, acting as or on behalf of a candidate or  political committee,  under  circumstances evincing an intent to violate such law, unlawfully accepts a contribution in excess of a contribution limitation established in this article, shall be required  to  refund  such  excess amount  and  shall  be  subject  to  a civil penalty equal to the excess amount plus a fine of up to ten thousand dollars, to be recoverable in a special proceeding or civil action to be brought by the state  board  of elections chief enforcement counsel.   3.  Any  person  who falsely identifies or knowingly fails to identify any independent expenditure as required by subdivision  two  of  section 14-107  of  this  article  or any political communication as required in section 14-106 of this article shall be subject to a civil penalty up to one thousand dollars or up to the cost of the  communication,  whichever is greater, in a special proceeding or civil action brought by the state board  of  elections chief enforcement counsel pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision five of section 3-104 of this chapter.  For  purposes  of this  subdivision,  the  term  "person"  shall  mean  a person, group of persons, corporation, unincorporated business entity, labor organization or business,  trade  or  professional  association  or  organization  or political committee.   3-a.  Any  person  who,  acting  as  or  on  behalf  of an independent expenditure committee or a political  action  committee,  knowingly  and willfully  violates  the  provisions of section 14-107-a of this article shall be subject to a civil penalty, up to one thousand dollars or up to the cost of the communication, whichever is greater, to  be  recoverable in a special proceeding or civil action to be brought by the state board of elections.   4.  Any  person  who knowingly and willfully fails to file a statement required to be filed by this article within  ten  days  after  the  date provided  for  filing  such  statement  or  any person who knowingly and willfully violates any other provision of this article shall  be  guilty of a misdemeanor.   5. Any person who knowingly and willfully contributes, accepts or aids or  participates  in  the  acceptance  of  a  contribution  in an amount exceeding an applicable maximum  specified  in  this  article  shall  be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.   6.  Any person who shall, acting on behalf of a candidate or political committee, knowingly and willfully solicit, organize or  coordinate  the formation  of  activities  of  one or more unauthorized committees, make expenditures in connection with the nomination for election or  election of  any  candidate, or solicit any person to make any such expenditures, for the purpose of evading the contribution limitations of this article, shall be guilty of a class E felony.    7. Any online platform that fails to comply with the  requirements  of section  14-107-b of this article shall be subject to a civil penalty up to one thousand dollars for each violation in a  special  proceeding  or civil  action  brought by the state board of elections chief enforcement counsel  pursuant  to paragraph (a) of subdivision five of section 3-104 of this chapter.