Public Health Law § 3456 · Title 4. Enforcement and Discipline; Violations and Penalties
Violations; penalties
Text — Law content up to date as of October 9, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 3456. Violations; penalties. 1. Any person who shall engage in the business or practice of funeral directing, undertaking or embalming in violation of any provisions of this article, shall be liable to a maximum civil penalty of one thousand dollars, suspension or revocation of license, or other disciplinary action, as specified by law for each such violation and may also be found guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. Each day during which or any part of which any such prohibited business or practice is continued shall be deemed a separate violation.
3. One or more penalties for one or more violations by the same person within any period of time may be sued for and recovered by the attorney general in the name of the people of the state.
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