Legislation
SECTION 899-MM
Remedies
General Business (GBS) CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 39-FF
* § 899-mm. Remedies. Whenever it appears to the attorney general,
either upon complaint or otherwise, that any person, within or outside
the state, has engaged in or is about to engage in any of the acts or
practices stated to be unlawful in 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 violation of this
article, 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, including but not limited to the destruction of unlawfully
obtained data, 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.
* NB Effective June 20, 2025
either upon complaint or otherwise, that any person, within or outside
the state, has engaged in or is about to engage in any of the acts or
practices stated to be unlawful in 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 violation of this
article, 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, including but not limited to the destruction of unlawfully
obtained data, 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.
* NB Effective June 20, 2025