New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER
Subchapter F - BUSINESSES REQUIRING LICENSES
Part 82 - Motor Vehicle Repair Shops
Section 82.17 - Unregistered, suspended or revoked repair shops
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Any allegation that a person has operated a repair shop without being registered, or while the registration is suspended or revoked shall be determined by the commissioner or his designee pursuant to section 82.14 of this Part. The commissioner shall bring charges of unregistered, suspended or revoked operation within two years of the date of the alleged occurrence.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c) of this section, any person who operates a repair shop without being registered shall be required to pay to the people of this State a civil penalty in the sum of $1,000. However, any such person against whom such penalty has been assessed may avoid all but $500 of such penalty by obtaining a registration as required by this Part, provided that application for such registration is made not more than 10 days after the imposition of such penalty.
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(e) An award of restitution may be granted in favor of a complainant against an unregistered repair shop in the same manner and for the same reasons as if the unregistered repair shop were a registered repair shop.