Statute · New York Civil Rights Law
N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 11 — Fines must be reasonable and imposed only for cause
N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 11
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Civil Rights Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 11. Fines must be reasonable and imposed only for cause. No citizen of this state ought to be fined or amerced without reasonable cause, and such fine or amercement should always be proportioned to the nature of the offense.
Citator
N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 11 — Fines must be reasonable and imposed only for cause is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 11. Fines must be reasonable and imposed only for cause. No citizen of this state ought to be fined or amerced without reasonable cause, and such fine or amercement should always be proportioned to the nature of the offense.