2013 New York Consolidated Laws
LAB - Labor
Article 8 - (220 - 224) PUBLIC WORK
223 - Enforcement of article.

 
    § 223. Enforcement of article. If the fiscal officer as defined herein
  finds   that   any  person  contracting  with  the  state,  a  municipal
  corporation, or any  commission  appointed  pursuant  to  law,  for  the
  performance  of  any  public  work  fails  to  comply with or evades the
  provisions  of  this  article,  he  shall  present  evidence   of   such
  non-compliance   or   evasion  to  the  officer,  department,  board  or
  commission having charge of such work for  enforcement.    Wherein  such
  evidence  indicates  a  non-compliance  or  evasion  on  the  part  of a
  sub-contractor,  the  contractor   shall   be   responsible   for   such
  non-compliance  or  evasion.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  any officer,
  department, board or commission in charge of the  construction  of  such
  public work contracts to enforce the provisions of this article.