A 5920: Authorizes the state gaming commission to impose monetary fines upon any corporation, association or person participating in a thoroughbred race meeting or off-track betting, whether licensed by such commission or not, for violation of a commission rule or regulation; does not apply to track or parlor patrons.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5920 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Racing and Wagering AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to the imposition of fines The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is 2 amended by adding a new section 213-a to read as follows: 3 § 213-a. Power of the commission to impose fines and penalties. In 4 addition to its power to suspend or revoke licenses granted by it, the 5 state gaming commission is hereby authorized and empowered to impose 6 monetary fines upon any corporation, association or person participating 7 in any way in any thoroughbred race meet at which pari-mutuel betting is 8 conducted, other than as a patron, and whether licensed by the commis- 9 sion or not, for a violation of any provision of this chapter or the 10 rules promulgated by the commission pursuant thereto, not exceeding ten 11 thousand dollars for each violation. The commission is further author- 12 ized and empowered to impose monetary fines, not exceeding ten thousand 13 dollars for each violation, upon any such corporation, association or 14 person for a violation of any order issued by the commission pursuant to 15 this article or the rules promulgated by the commission pursuant there- 16 to, provided that a copy of such order shall have been served either 17 personally or by registered mail, upon the corporation, association or 18 person to whom the same was directed, prior to the occurrence of the 19 violation, for which such fine is imposed. The commission shall only 20 impose such fine upon a corporation, association or person in an amount 21 which reflects the severity of the violation. The commission shall 22 impose such fines subject to the notice and hearing provisions of the 23 state administrative procedure act. Such fines shall be paid into the 24 treasury of the state. The action of the commission in imposing any 25 monetary fine shall be reviewable in the supreme court in the manner 26 provided by and subject to the provisions of article seventy-eight of 27 the civil practice law and rules. 28 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02446-01-5