§ 40-d. Penalty for violation. Any person who shall violate any of the
provisions of the foregoing section, or subdivision three of section
240.30 or section 240.31 of the penal law, or who shall aid or incite
the violation of any of said provisions shall for each and every
violation thereof be liable to a penalty of not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, to be recovered by the
person aggrieved thereby in any court of competent jurisdiction in the
county in which the defendant shall reside. In addition, any person who
shall violate any of the provisions of the foregoing section shall be
deemed guilty of a class A misdemeanor. At or before the commencement of
any action under this section, notice thereof shall be served upon the
attorney general.