§ 15-217 — Suits and actions

§ 15-217 Suits and actions.

The commissioner is authorized and empowered to receive and collect all license fees mentioned in this title and chapter four of title twenty-seven of the code, and may sue for, and shall have the exclusive right of recovery of any and all fees, fines and penalties imposed hereunder, together with costs. Such action may be brought in any of the courts of record of the city. The commissioner may bring any action for the enforcement of the rights and contracts of the department, and for the protection, possession and maintenance of the property under its control. All actions authorized by this title and chapter four of title twenty-seven of the code shall be brought in the name of the commissioner of the city of New York. The commissioner is authorized to settle or compromise any suit or judgment for less than the amount demanded or recovered, in case he or she is satisfied that the full amount cannot be collected. The commissioner and the corporation counsel shall pay all license fees, fines and penalties received by them pursuant to any of the provisions of this title and chapter four of title twenty-seven of the code into the general fund of the city established pursuant to section one hundred nine of the charter.