(b) Any employer, contractor or agent thereof who willfully permits a
person to operate a crane without a certificate of competence issued by
the commissioner of labor as required by section four hundred eighty-two
of this article shall be deemed to have violated this article. The
commissioner may impose a civil penalty upon such employer, contractor,
or agent of no more than five thousand dollars for the initial
violation, and no more than ten thousand dollars for a second or
subsequent violation.
(c) When two final determinations have been rendered under this
section against a person who operates a crane in violation of this
article, such person shall be ineligible to apply for a certificate of
competence from the commissioner of labor for a period of two years from
the date of the second final determination.