§ 59B-06 — Licensing – Term of License

§ 59B-06 Licensing – Term of License.

(a) New Base License Term. (1) The term of a new For-Hire Base License will expire three years after the last day of the month in which the new License is issued. (2) Example: (i) A new Applicant files on October 10, 2009. (ii) The Commission approves the application on December 15, 2009. (iii) No action is taken by the City Council within its 90-day period (by March 15, 2010), and the Commission issues a License on March 24, 2010. (iv) That License would expire on March 30, 2013. (b) Base License Renewal Term. (1) A License issued to a renewing Applicant on or after July 2, 2009 will expire three years after the date on which the previous License expired. (2) A License issued prior to July 2, 2009 will expire two years after the date on which the previous License expired. (c) When to File for Renewal. (1) A renewing Applicant must file a completed application at least 60 days before the expiration date of the License. (2) Application Submission Date. (i) Applications filed online: The date of submission is the date an application is filed online. (ii) Applications filed by mail: The date of submission is the postmark date. (iii) Applications filed in person: The date of submission is the date an application is filed in person. (3) The Commission will not accept a renewal application after the expiration date of the License. If the application is not filed before the expiration date, the License cannot be renewed. (d) Extensions. (1) If a timely application for renewal of a License has been made as required in subdivision (c), above, the Chairperson will extend the effectiveness of the License until review of the renewal application is completed. (2) The effectiveness of the License during this extended period applies even if the application is ultimately denied. (3) If an extended License renewal application is approved, the renewal License expiration date will be based on the original expiration date of the License and not the extended date. (e) Suspended Licenses. (1) If a License is suspended, the Licensee must apply for renewal as required in (c) above if the Licensee wants to renew the License. Failure to complete the renewal requirements means that the License cannot be renewed. (2) A License that is suspended is not Valid and cannot be used until the suspension ends. This is true even if the Applicant has filed an application for a renewal. (3) The suspended Base License holder must notify all vehicle owners that are affiliated with the suspended Base of the suspension within five days of the imposition of that suspension. (f) Street Hail Livery Base Licenses. (1) Suspension, Revocation, or Failure to Renew. If an underlying Base License or Paratransit Base License or Commuter Van Service Authorization is suspended or revoked as a result of the imposition of a penalty under this or another Chapter of these Rules, or if the underlying License fails to be renewed for any reason, the suspension, revocation or failure to renew is also applicable to the Street Hail Livery Base License. (2) A Street Hail Livery Base License will expire three years after the date it was issued or earlier if it, or the underlying Base License or Paratransit Base License or Commuter Van Service Authorization, is revoked or surrendered or is not renewed. (3) Upon issuance of a Street Hail Livery Base License: (i) the underlying Base License or Paratransit Base License term will be pro-rated (and the License fee for that License will be pro-rated which means an additional fee will be charged) so that the Base License will expire on the same date that the Street Hail Livery Base License expires. Example. The underlying Base License expires on 6/15/14. A Street Hail Livery Base License is issued to the Base on 6/16/12 and will expire on 6/15/15. The underlying Base License will be extended for one year and an additional 1 year license fee of $500 will be charged. The underlying Base License and the Street Hail Livery Base License will both expire on 6/15/15. (g) Exception. This section shall not apply to High-Volume For-Hire Services. The License term for High-Volume For-Hire Services is specified in 35 RCNY § 59D-06. (Amended City Record 6/30/2016, eff. 7/30/2016; amended City Record 6/15/2017, eff. 7/15/2017; amended City Record 6/30/2021, eff. 7/30/2021)