3. Any gas, electric or steam corporation or municipality which
willfully fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be
liable for a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each occupied unit of
the multiple dwelling for each day during which service is unlawfully
discontinued; provided, however, that when the only non-compliance with
this section is failure to mail notice to each "Occupant" as required by
clause (ii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision one above the penalty shall
be twenty-five dollars for each occupied unit of the multiple dwelling
to which notice was not mailed for each day during which service is
unlawfully discontinued. An action to recover a penalty under this
section may be brought by the counsel to the commission in any court of
competent jurisdiction in this state in the name of the people of the
state of New York. Any moneys recovered in such action shall be paid to
the state treasury to the credit of the general fund.
4. Any person who willfully interferes with the posting of the notice
specified in clause (i) of paragraph (c) of subdivision one above by any
gas, steam or electric corporation or municipality, willfully defaces or
mutilates any such notice, or willfully removes the same from the place
where it is posted by such company prior to the date specified therein
for the discontinuance of service shall be guilty of a violation and,
upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty-five
dollars.