Legal Opinion
Informal Opinion No.
New York Attorney General Reports
Decided April 4, 1988Published
1Opinion of the Court
J. Philip Zand, Esq. Village Attorney, New Paltz
You have asked whether a village may impose cumulative fines for prohibited connections to the village sewer system. Also, you inquire as to the maximum penalty a village may impose for these violations of local regulations. Your concern is that the Village Law authorizes penalties for violations of ordinances but includes no penalty provisions for violations of local laws. Your village's regulations have been enacted as local laws.
Section 20-2006 of the Village Law which provides that the trustees of a village may impose penalties for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Oriental Boulevard Co. v. HellerNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- People Ex Rel. Siegal v. DrosNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- People v. WaymanNew Windsor Justice Court · 1975
- Village of Southampton v. PlattNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People ex rel. Siegal v. DrosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961