New York General Municipal Law Section 383 - Jurisdiction to impose civil penalties.

  383. Jurisdiction to impose civil penalties.  a. Such local law may
  authorize such bureau to (1) conduct proceedings for the adjudication of
  those code or ordinance violations described in  section  three  hundred
  eighty of this article for which civil penalties may be imposed, and (2)
  to  render  decisions and orders and impose the civil penalties provided
  under law for such violations.
b. No person subject to any charges may be  sentenced  to  a  term  of
  imprisonment  upon being found guilty thereof, nor may an administrative
  law judge order the arrest or  detention  of  any  person,  nor  may  an
  administrative law judge deprive any person of a right to counsel.

Last modified: February 3, 2019