Syracuse, N.Y., Rev. Gen. Ord. ch. 27 § 27-182

(a) Criminal penalties: Any owner or proprietor who having been served with a notice or order to correct or remove any violations of this chapter who fails to comply with such notice or order within the time period fixed by the director of code enforcement shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) or imprisonment for not more than fifteen (15) days or both for each offense.
(b) Civil penalty--Imposition of cumulative civil penalty: Any owner or proprietor who having been served with a notice or order to correct or remove any violation of this article shall be subject to a cumulative civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day for each separate violation from the date set for correction in the notice or order until the violation is corrected. The penalty may be collected by the corporation counsel by action or special proceeding against the owner or proprietor.
(c) Enforcement of civil penalty.
(1) The corporation counsel may maintain an action or special proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of civil penalties, together with costs and disbursements.
(2) In addition to any action or special proceeding for civil penalty as provided in subsection one (1) above, the corporation counsel may, where the owner or proprietor has failed to correct the violation(s) set forth in any notice or order issued pursuant to this chapter, bring such action or special proceeding as necessary to enjoin the owner from continuing to operate or maintain any business in violation of the terms of this article.