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SECTION 1547

Remedies

General Business (GBS) CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 45-B

* § 1547. Remedies. 1. On or after the effective date of this article,
whenever it appears to the attorney general, upon complaint or
otherwise, that any person, within or outside the state, has violated
the provisions of this article, the attorney general may bring an action
or special proceeding in the name and on behalf of the people of the
state of New York to enjoin any such violation, to obtain restitution of
any moneys or property obtained directly or indirectly by any such
violation, to obtain disgorgement of any profits or gains obtained
directly or indirectly by any such violation, to obtain damages caused
directly or indirectly by any such violation, to obtain civil penalties
of up to five thousand dollars per violation, and to obtain any such
other and further relief as the court may deem proper, including
preliminary relief.

2. The attorney general shall maintain a website to receive
complaints, information, and/or referrals from members of the public
concerning an operator's or covered platform's alleged compliance or
noncompliance with the provisions of this article.

* NB Effective January 1, 2027