Section 3-710.5. Findings of violation or infraction; adjudications; final determinations

(i) The board shall determine  whether  a  participating  candidate, his or her principal committee, principal committee treasurer
  or  any  other  agent  of  a  participating  candidate  has  committed a
  violation or infraction of any provision of this chapter  or  the  rules
  promulgated  hereunder,  for  which the board may assess a civil penalty
  pursuant to section 3-711 of this chapter. The  board  shall  promulgate
  rules  defining infractions, and such definitions shall include, but not
  be limited to, failures to comply with the provisions of this chapter or
  the rules promulgated hereunder that are limited and non-repetitive.
    (ii) (a) The board shall give written notice and  the  opportunity  to
  appear  before  the board to any participating, limited participating or
  non-participating candidate, his or her principal committee,  authorized
  committee,  committee treasurer or any other agent of such candidate, if
  the board has reason to believe that such has committed a  violation  or
  infraction  before  assessing  any  penalty  for  such  action. Any such
  written notice of alleged violations shall be issued in a timely  manner
  pursuant  to all of the requirements of subdivision one of section 3-710
  and shall precede the issuance of the final audit required  pursuant  to
  subdivision one of section 3-710. In the case of a written notice issued
  prior  to the date of a covered election, or after the date of a covered
  election in the case of a notice regarding an alleged failure to respond
  to a request for audit documentation, such notice may be issued prior to
  the issuance of a draft audit. Alleged violations and proposed penalties
  shall  be  subject  to  resolution  by  adjudication  before  the  board
  consistent  with  the  procedures of section 1046 of the charter, unless
  such procedures are waived by  the  candidate  or  principal  committee;
  provided,  however, that in the case of adjudications conducted prior to
  the date of a covered election, the board shall use  the  procedures  of
  section  1046  of  the charter only to the extent practicable, given the
  expedited nature of such pre-election  adjudications.  The  board  shall
  issue  a final determination within thirty days of the conclusion of the
  adjudication proceeding.
    (b) The board shall include in every final determination:  (i)  notice
  of  the respondent's right to bring a special proceeding challenging the
  board's final determination in New York State supreme court pursuant  to
  article  78  of the civil practice law and rules; and (ii) notice of the
  commencement of the  four-month  period  during  which  such  a  special
  proceeding  may  be  brought pursuant to article 2 of the civil practice
  law and rules.