The city is generally more successful in collecting fines on parking violations than on other violations, because drivers who delay payment receive continued and increasingly threatening notices.
First-time violators will be issued a $250 fine for violations on New Year's Eve, St. Patrick's Day, Cinco de Mayo, the Fourth of July and Halloween, in addition to the US Open.
Although 15 states have established the mechanism for enforcement of smoke-free rules, 11 states collected fines for violations of bans on smoking in public places.
Mr. Chopra said he wanted the trade commission to activate a legal switch to "turn on" penalties that would make violators pay $42,530 in fines per violation, starting on the first offense.
The maximum fine on each violation is $2,500.
Fines for violations would increase threefold.
Officials said Saturday that the building's owner had paid fines on two Buildings Department violations — one for doing work without a permit, another for having too many tenants — since 2005.
Although there are no official guidelines for fines based on type of violation, this paper identified that there are differences of fines among violation based on historical data.
The Federal Aviation Administration said today that the maintenance company whose errors contributed to the ValuJet Airlines crash had agreed to a record $1.75 million fine for violations of rules on hazardous materials.
The Minerals Management Service, which regulates offshore drilling, went along with these requests partly because the agency has for years had a dual role of both fostering and policing the industry — collecting royalty payments from the drilling companies while also levying fines on them for violations of law.
