New York Laws
Article 14-BB - Bureaus of Administrative Adjudication
383 - Jurisdiction to Impose Civil Penalties.

ยง 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.