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§  359-g.  Violations  and  penalties. 1. (a) Any person, partnership,  corporation, company, trust or association having been  served  with  an  order  issued  pursuant  to  the provisions of section three hundred and  fifty-four staying or enjoining any practices or transactions,  or  with  any  order  or  with  a  final  judgement  in  an  action brought by the  attorney-general, as in this article provided, staying or enjoining  any  practices  or  transactions,  and  any person, partnership, corporation,  company, trust or association having knowledge of the  issuance  of  any  such  order  or judgment who, while such order or judgment is in effect,  shall disobey the same, shall be deemed in contempt of court  and  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  in  addition for every violation or  attempted violation of such order or such judgment shall be liable to  a  civil  penalty  of  three  thousand  dollars,  recoverable  in an action  brought by and in the name of the people of the state of New York.  Such  penalty  shall  be  cumulative  and  more  than  one  penalty  shall  be  recoverable in the same action in any court of  competent  jurisdiction.  Any  person, partnership, corporation, company, trust or association who  has previously been convicted of a violation of this article, or who has  been previously convicted within the five years  immediately  preceding,  of  any  crime in this state, or any offense without the jurisdiction of  this state for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in  excess  of  one  year  was  authorized,  and  which  crime  or  offense involved the  issuance, distribution,  exchange,  sale,  negotiation  or  purchase  of  securities   or   commodities,   by   fraud,   deception,   concealment,  suppression, false pretense, false promise, theft or fictitious purchase  or sale, or who has been previously found in contempt of court hereunder  under this article and who subsequently violates the provisions of  this  section  or  any  other  provision  of this article shall be guilty of a  Class E felony.    (b) For purposes of this section  the  term  "security"  shall  be  as  defined  in  this  article  or  in  section  two  of  the  United States  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  15  U.S.C.  §  78c  and  the  term  "commodity" shall be as defined in this article or in section two of the  United States Commodities Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. § 2.    (c)  An  appeal from an order or judgment entered under the provisions  of this article shall not operate as a stay of  proceedings  to  enforce  such order or judgment, or suspend the injunction thereby granted unless  a  justice  of  the supreme court, assigned to the appellate division to  which such appeal is taken, shall, upon notice to the  attorney-general,  make an order granting such stay or suspending such injunction upon such  terms as he deems proper.    2. Any person, partnership, corporation, company, trust or association  violating  any  of  the  provisions of this article shall be guilty of a  misdemeanor, except where otherwise provided  herein,  punishable  by  a  fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for not more  than one year or both.    3.  Modification  or dissolution of a permanent injunction. Any person  against whom an injunction has been granted under the provisions of this  article may apply to the supreme court at any time after five years from  the date such permanent injunction became effective, upon at least sixty  days notice to  the  attorney-general,  for  an  order  dissolving  such  injunction  or  modifying the same upon such terms and conditions as the  court deems necessary or desirable. Such application for dissolution  or  modification  of such injunction shall contain a recitation of the facts  and circumstances which caused  the  granting  of  the  injunction;  the  occupation  and  employment of the person making the application and his  financial remuneration therefrom  since  the  time  the  injunction  was  granted;  his  net  worth  at the time of the application and the sourcethereof, together with any other facts bearing upon  the  reasonableness  of the application and the character of the applicant, as may enable the  court  to  issue an order that will properly dispose of such application  in  the  interests of justice. A copy of such application, together with  copies of any other papers in support thereof, shall be served upon  the  attorney-general  at  least sixty days prior to the return date thereof.  In addition thereto the applicant shall file with the court a  good  and  sufficient  surety  bond in the sum of one thousand dollars guaranteeing  that he will pay all costs and  expenses  of  an  investigation  by  the  attorney-general of such applicant and the statements and claims alleged  in  the  application  together  with any further investigation which the  attorney-general may deem necessary or desirable to determine whether he  should consent to the application, oppose the same, or make  such  other  recommendations  to  the  court  as  in  his opinion are desirable to be  included in any modification of such injunction. Should it appear in the  course of such investigation by the attorney-general that  said  sum  is  not  sufficient,  the  attorney-general  may apply to the court by usual  notice of motion or order to show cause for an increase in the amount of  security or further surety bond necessary to fully pay all of the  costs  of  the investigation and the court may require such further bond as the  situation  requires  to  fully  pay  the  costs  and  expenses  of   the  investigation.   Upon   the   completion   of  such  investigation,  the  attorney-general may file an answer to such  application  setting  forth  such  facts  as  are  pertinent to the determination by the court of the  matter before it  and  whether  said  injunction  should  be  dissolved,  modified  or  continued in whole or in part and what conditions, if any,  shall be attached to any dissolution or modification of said injunction.  After  a  hearing  upon  such  application   and   after   any   further  investigation,  proof  or  testimony which the court may desire has been  offered, or at any adjourned dates thereof, the court may make  a  final  order  dissolving  the  permanent  injunction or modifying the same upon  such terms and conditions as in its opinion are just and  desirable,  or  in  its discretion, may deny the application. Such order shall contain a  direction that the applicant pay to the attorney-general the  costs  and  expenses of the investigation in connection with the proceeding, and any  judgment  entered thereon may be enforced directly against the surety on  the bond. The court shall grant no temporary or other  relief  from  the  injunction  in  force pending a final determination of such application.  No application under this subdivision shall be  entertained:  (a)  where  the  injunction  was  granted  as  an  incident  to a crime of which the  applicant had been or was later convicted, nor (b) in any case where the  applicant has been convicted of a felony or a  crime  that  would  be  a  felony  if  committed in the state of New York since the issuance of the  injunction or (c) convicted at any time of any crime  involving  stocks,  bonds,  investments,  securities,  or  like  instruments,  which are the  subject matter of this article. Nor shall  anything  contained  in  this  subdivision  be  construed to deny to or interfere with the power of the  attorney-general to bring any  other  action  or  proceeding,  civil  or  criminal, against the applicant at any time.

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Statutes > New-york > Gbs > Article-23-a > 359-g

§  359-g.  Violations  and  penalties. 1. (a) Any person, partnership,  corporation, company, trust or association having been  served  with  an  order  issued  pursuant  to  the provisions of section three hundred and  fifty-four staying or enjoining any practices or transactions,  or  with  any  order  or  with  a  final  judgement  in  an  action brought by the  attorney-general, as in this article provided, staying or enjoining  any  practices  or  transactions,  and  any person, partnership, corporation,  company, trust or association having knowledge of the  issuance  of  any  such  order  or judgment who, while such order or judgment is in effect,  shall disobey the same, shall be deemed in contempt of court  and  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  in  addition for every violation or  attempted violation of such order or such judgment shall be liable to  a  civil  penalty  of  three  thousand  dollars,  recoverable  in an action  brought by and in the name of the people of the state of New York.  Such  penalty  shall  be  cumulative  and  more  than  one  penalty  shall  be  recoverable in the same action in any court of  competent  jurisdiction.  Any  person, partnership, corporation, company, trust or association who  has previously been convicted of a violation of this article, or who has  been previously convicted within the five years  immediately  preceding,  of  any  crime in this state, or any offense without the jurisdiction of  this state for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in  excess  of  one  year  was  authorized,  and  which  crime  or  offense involved the  issuance, distribution,  exchange,  sale,  negotiation  or  purchase  of  securities   or   commodities,   by   fraud,   deception,   concealment,  suppression, false pretense, false promise, theft or fictitious purchase  or sale, or who has been previously found in contempt of court hereunder  under this article and who subsequently violates the provisions of  this  section  or  any  other  provision  of this article shall be guilty of a  Class E felony.    (b) For purposes of this section  the  term  "security"  shall  be  as  defined  in  this  article  or  in  section  two  of  the  United States  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  15  U.S.C.  §  78c  and  the  term  "commodity" shall be as defined in this article or in section two of the  United States Commodities Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. § 2.    (c)  An  appeal from an order or judgment entered under the provisions  of this article shall not operate as a stay of  proceedings  to  enforce  such order or judgment, or suspend the injunction thereby granted unless  a  justice  of  the supreme court, assigned to the appellate division to  which such appeal is taken, shall, upon notice to the  attorney-general,  make an order granting such stay or suspending such injunction upon such  terms as he deems proper.    2. Any person, partnership, corporation, company, trust or association  violating  any  of  the  provisions of this article shall be guilty of a  misdemeanor, except where otherwise provided  herein,  punishable  by  a  fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for not more  than one year or both.    3.  Modification  or dissolution of a permanent injunction. Any person  against whom an injunction has been granted under the provisions of this  article may apply to the supreme court at any time after five years from  the date such permanent injunction became effective, upon at least sixty  days notice to  the  attorney-general,  for  an  order  dissolving  such  injunction  or  modifying the same upon such terms and conditions as the  court deems necessary or desirable. Such application for dissolution  or  modification  of such injunction shall contain a recitation of the facts  and circumstances which caused  the  granting  of  the  injunction;  the  occupation  and  employment of the person making the application and his  financial remuneration therefrom  since  the  time  the  injunction  was  granted;  his  net  worth  at the time of the application and the sourcethereof, together with any other facts bearing upon  the  reasonableness  of the application and the character of the applicant, as may enable the  court  to  issue an order that will properly dispose of such application  in  the  interests of justice. A copy of such application, together with  copies of any other papers in support thereof, shall be served upon  the  attorney-general  at  least sixty days prior to the return date thereof.  In addition thereto the applicant shall file with the court a  good  and  sufficient  surety  bond in the sum of one thousand dollars guaranteeing  that he will pay all costs and  expenses  of  an  investigation  by  the  attorney-general of such applicant and the statements and claims alleged  in  the  application  together  with any further investigation which the  attorney-general may deem necessary or desirable to determine whether he  should consent to the application, oppose the same, or make  such  other  recommendations  to  the  court  as  in  his opinion are desirable to be  included in any modification of such injunction. Should it appear in the  course of such investigation by the attorney-general that  said  sum  is  not  sufficient,  the  attorney-general  may apply to the court by usual  notice of motion or order to show cause for an increase in the amount of  security or further surety bond necessary to fully pay all of the  costs  of  the investigation and the court may require such further bond as the  situation  requires  to  fully  pay  the  costs  and  expenses  of   the  investigation.   Upon   the   completion   of  such  investigation,  the  attorney-general may file an answer to such  application  setting  forth  such  facts  as  are  pertinent to the determination by the court of the  matter before it  and  whether  said  injunction  should  be  dissolved,  modified  or  continued in whole or in part and what conditions, if any,  shall be attached to any dissolution or modification of said injunction.  After  a  hearing  upon  such  application   and   after   any   further  investigation,  proof  or  testimony which the court may desire has been  offered, or at any adjourned dates thereof, the court may make  a  final  order  dissolving  the  permanent  injunction or modifying the same upon  such terms and conditions as in its opinion are just and  desirable,  or  in  its discretion, may deny the application. Such order shall contain a  direction that the applicant pay to the attorney-general the  costs  and  expenses of the investigation in connection with the proceeding, and any  judgment  entered thereon may be enforced directly against the surety on  the bond. The court shall grant no temporary or other  relief  from  the  injunction  in  force pending a final determination of such application.  No application under this subdivision shall be  entertained:  (a)  where  the  injunction  was  granted  as  an  incident  to a crime of which the  applicant had been or was later convicted, nor (b) in any case where the  applicant has been convicted of a felony or a  crime  that  would  be  a  felony  if  committed in the state of New York since the issuance of the  injunction or (c) convicted at any time of any crime  involving  stocks,  bonds,  investments,  securities,  or  like  instruments,  which are the  subject matter of this article. Nor shall  anything  contained  in  this  subdivision  be  construed to deny to or interfere with the power of the  attorney-general to bring any  other  action  or  proceeding,  civil  or  criminal, against the applicant at any time.

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Statutes > New-york > Gbs > Article-23-a > 359-g

§  359-g.  Violations  and  penalties. 1. (a) Any person, partnership,  corporation, company, trust or association having been  served  with  an  order  issued  pursuant  to  the provisions of section three hundred and  fifty-four staying or enjoining any practices or transactions,  or  with  any  order  or  with  a  final  judgement  in  an  action brought by the  attorney-general, as in this article provided, staying or enjoining  any  practices  or  transactions,  and  any person, partnership, corporation,  company, trust or association having knowledge of the  issuance  of  any  such  order  or judgment who, while such order or judgment is in effect,  shall disobey the same, shall be deemed in contempt of court  and  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and  in  addition for every violation or  attempted violation of such order or such judgment shall be liable to  a  civil  penalty  of  three  thousand  dollars,  recoverable  in an action  brought by and in the name of the people of the state of New York.  Such  penalty  shall  be  cumulative  and  more  than  one  penalty  shall  be  recoverable in the same action in any court of  competent  jurisdiction.  Any  person, partnership, corporation, company, trust or association who  has previously been convicted of a violation of this article, or who has  been previously convicted within the five years  immediately  preceding,  of  any  crime in this state, or any offense without the jurisdiction of  this state for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in  excess  of  one  year  was  authorized,  and  which  crime  or  offense involved the  issuance, distribution,  exchange,  sale,  negotiation  or  purchase  of  securities   or   commodities,   by   fraud,   deception,   concealment,  suppression, false pretense, false promise, theft or fictitious purchase  or sale, or who has been previously found in contempt of court hereunder  under this article and who subsequently violates the provisions of  this  section  or  any  other  provision  of this article shall be guilty of a  Class E felony.    (b) For purposes of this section  the  term  "security"  shall  be  as  defined  in  this  article  or  in  section  two  of  the  United States  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  15  U.S.C.  §  78c  and  the  term  "commodity" shall be as defined in this article or in section two of the  United States Commodities Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. § 2.    (c)  An  appeal from an order or judgment entered under the provisions  of this article shall not operate as a stay of  proceedings  to  enforce  such order or judgment, or suspend the injunction thereby granted unless  a  justice  of  the supreme court, assigned to the appellate division to  which such appeal is taken, shall, upon notice to the  attorney-general,  make an order granting such stay or suspending such injunction upon such  terms as he deems proper.    2. Any person, partnership, corporation, company, trust or association  violating  any  of  the  provisions of this article shall be guilty of a  misdemeanor, except where otherwise provided  herein,  punishable  by  a  fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for not more  than one year or both.    3.  Modification  or dissolution of a permanent injunction. Any person  against whom an injunction has been granted under the provisions of this  article may apply to the supreme court at any time after five years from  the date such permanent injunction became effective, upon at least sixty  days notice to  the  attorney-general,  for  an  order  dissolving  such  injunction  or  modifying the same upon such terms and conditions as the  court deems necessary or desirable. Such application for dissolution  or  modification  of such injunction shall contain a recitation of the facts  and circumstances which caused  the  granting  of  the  injunction;  the  occupation  and  employment of the person making the application and his  financial remuneration therefrom  since  the  time  the  injunction  was  granted;  his  net  worth  at the time of the application and the sourcethereof, together with any other facts bearing upon  the  reasonableness  of the application and the character of the applicant, as may enable the  court  to  issue an order that will properly dispose of such application  in  the  interests of justice. A copy of such application, together with  copies of any other papers in support thereof, shall be served upon  the  attorney-general  at  least sixty days prior to the return date thereof.  In addition thereto the applicant shall file with the court a  good  and  sufficient  surety  bond in the sum of one thousand dollars guaranteeing  that he will pay all costs and  expenses  of  an  investigation  by  the  attorney-general of such applicant and the statements and claims alleged  in  the  application  together  with any further investigation which the  attorney-general may deem necessary or desirable to determine whether he  should consent to the application, oppose the same, or make  such  other  recommendations  to  the  court  as  in  his opinion are desirable to be  included in any modification of such injunction. Should it appear in the  course of such investigation by the attorney-general that  said  sum  is  not  sufficient,  the  attorney-general  may apply to the court by usual  notice of motion or order to show cause for an increase in the amount of  security or further surety bond necessary to fully pay all of the  costs  of  the investigation and the court may require such further bond as the  situation  requires  to  fully  pay  the  costs  and  expenses  of   the  investigation.   Upon   the   completion   of  such  investigation,  the  attorney-general may file an answer to such  application  setting  forth  such  facts  as  are  pertinent to the determination by the court of the  matter before it  and  whether  said  injunction  should  be  dissolved,  modified  or  continued in whole or in part and what conditions, if any,  shall be attached to any dissolution or modification of said injunction.  After  a  hearing  upon  such  application   and   after   any   further  investigation,  proof  or  testimony which the court may desire has been  offered, or at any adjourned dates thereof, the court may make  a  final  order  dissolving  the  permanent  injunction or modifying the same upon  such terms and conditions as in its opinion are just and  desirable,  or  in  its discretion, may deny the application. Such order shall contain a  direction that the applicant pay to the attorney-general the  costs  and  expenses of the investigation in connection with the proceeding, and any  judgment  entered thereon may be enforced directly against the surety on  the bond. The court shall grant no temporary or other  relief  from  the  injunction  in  force pending a final determination of such application.  No application under this subdivision shall be  entertained:  (a)  where  the  injunction  was  granted  as  an  incident  to a crime of which the  applicant had been or was later convicted, nor (b) in any case where the  applicant has been convicted of a felony or a  crime  that  would  be  a  felony  if  committed in the state of New York since the issuance of the  injunction or (c) convicted at any time of any crime  involving  stocks,  bonds,  investments,  securities,  or  like  instruments,  which are the  subject matter of this article. Nor shall  anything  contained  in  this  subdivision  be  construed to deny to or interfere with the power of the  attorney-general to bring any  other  action  or  proceeding,  civil  or  criminal, against the applicant at any time.