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§   919.   Enforcement.   1.  Except  where  a  different  penalty  is
specifically imposed pursuant to any  provision  of  this  article,  any
peer-to-peer   car  sharing  program  found  by  a  court  of  competent
jurisdiction to have violated a  provision  of  this  article  shall  be
subject to a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than
one thousand dollars for each violation.
  2.  (a)  Whenever  there  shall  be  a  violation  of this section, an
application may be made by the attorney  general  in  the  name  of  the
people  of the state of New York to a court of competent jurisdiction by
a special proceeding for the imposition of a fine or the issuance of  an
injunction  against  any  violation of this section, upon notice to such
peer-to-peer car sharing program of not less than five days,  to  enjoin
and restrain the continuance of such violations.

(b) If the court finds that the defendant has, in fact, violated this section, an injunction may be issued by such court, enjoining and restraining any further violation, without requiring proof that any person has, in fact, been injured or damaged thereby.

(c) In any proceeding authorized pursuant to this subdivision, the court may direct restitution and make allowances to the attorney general as provided in section sixty-three of the executive law.

(d) In support of any application pursuant to this subdivision, the attorney general is authorized to take proof, determine relevant fact and issue subpoenas in accordance with the civil practice law and rules. 3. Any clause or provision of a peer-to-peer car sharing agreement inconsistent with the provisions of this article shall be deemed void as against public policy.