§ 60B-04 — Licensing – General Requirements

§ 60B-04 Licensing – General Requirements.

(a) Identification. An individual Applicant or an Applicant's Business Entity Persons applying for a new (original) Base Station License must provide both of the following: (1) A Valid Government photo ID (2) A Valid social security number. (b) Fingerprinting. The Applicant and all corporate officers and active stockholders of a corporate Applicant must be fingerprinted at the Commission. (c) Complete Application Forms. The Applicant must complete and file the required application forms. (d) Requirements concerning Paratransit Vehicles. (1) The application for a Base License must be accompanied by at least one Paratransit Vehicle License application. (2) The Applicant must ensure that any affiliated Paratransit Vehicle being licensed for the first time submits a New York State Department of Transportation Form MC300, dated within one month of the application date, proving that the Vehicle meets the relevant mileage requirement: (i) On and after January 1, 2009, a vehicle must have fewer than 50,000 miles. (ii) On and after January 1, 2010, a vehicle must have fewer than 25,000 miles. (iii) On and after January 1, 2011, a vehicle must be of the most recent model year or the immediately preceding model year and must have fewer than 500 miles. (e) Additional Documents Required. (1) A copy of the Applicant's New York State Department of Transportation Certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a common carrier of passengers by motor vehicle (operating authority). (2) The copy of the current Rate Schedule. (3) Business Entities. An Applicant which is a Business Entity must provide the following documents: (i) Partnerships. If the Applicant is a partnership, it must file with its application a certified copy of the partnership certificate from the clerk of the county where the partnership's principal place of business is located. (ii) Corporations. If the Applicant is a corporation, it must file with its application: A. A certified copy of its certificate of incorporation B. A list of officers and shareholders C. A certified copy of the minutes of the meeting at which the current officers were elected. (iii) Limited Liability Companies (LLCs). If the Applicant is a limited liability company, it must file with its application: A. A copy of its articles of organization B. A copy of its operating agreement C. A list of the members, with the percentages of the Applicant owned by each. (f) Additional Requirements. An Applicant for a Base Station License must show that: (1) The Base will be located on commercial property or other appropriately-zoned location unless the Base will operate no more than four (4) vehicles, in which case it can be maintained at the Base Owner's residence. (2) The Base will be maintained as a separate entity. (3) The Base will maintain outside advertising identifying the premises as a Paratransit Base Station and providing its business name and phone number. (g) Payment of Fines and Fees. (1) An Applicant, including an applicant for a renewal License, must pay, and provide proof of payment of, any outstanding fines or fees owed by the Applicant to (i) the Commission, (ii) NYC Department of Finance's Parking Violations Bureau, (iii) NYC Department of Finance's Red Light Camera Unit, (iv) NYS DMV's Traffic Violations Bureau and (v) any of their successor agencies. (2) This requirement includes payment of fines and fees owed as of the date of the application by (i) any Business Entity Persons of the Applicant (ii) any Business Entity of which the Applicant is a Business Entity Person, and (iii) any Business Entity of which a Business Entity Person of Applicant is also a Business Entity Person. (3) An Applicant, including an Applicant for a renewal License, must pay any fines related to their failure to surrender a previously revoked License (of any type), unless the Applicant can demonstrate in person or in writing that the License has been surrendered. (h) Address. An Applicant must give the Commission the Applicant's current Mailing Address and Email Address. (i) Fit to Hold License. An Applicant, including all persons who must be fingerprinted as specified by paragraph (b) of this section, must demonstrate that they are Fit to Hold a License to operate a Base Station. (Amended City Record 6/30/2016, eff. 7/30/2016)