§ 39-04 — Methods of Pleading and Payment of Fines

§ 39-04 Methods of Pleading and Payment of Fines.

(a) Entry of plea. (1) A plea shall be entered within thirty days after service of the notice of violation (summons). (2) A plea may be entered in person or by representative at any business center listed in 19 RCNY § 39-08(a), by ordinary mail, through a website maintained or controlled by the Department, or by any other electronic medium as determined by the Director. (3) The Bureau shall not reject any plea entered by mail if received by the Bureau within thirty days after service of the notice of violation (summons). (b) Submission of pleas; completion of plea form. Pleas entered by the respondent must be made by: (1) Submitting the desired plea on the plea form on paper, through a website maintained or controlled by the Department or on any other electronic medium as determined by the Director; (2) Submitting their name and address in the space provided on the plea form on paper, through a website maintained or controlled by the Department or on any other electronic medium as determined by the Director; (3) Signing the plea form; and (4) Mailing, submitting or uploading the completed plea form, by appropriate form of mail or electronic submission, to the mailing or electronic address or website stated on the notice of violation (summons). (c) Pleas of guilty; payment. Pleas of guilty must be accompanied by a check, money order, or other form of payment, electronic or otherwise, as prescribed by the Director, for the payment in full of the scheduled fines as listed in 19 RCNY § 39-05 and 19 RCNY § 39-06 and the penalties as listed in 19 RCNY § 39-07. (d) Pleas requesting hearings. (1) A respondent pleading not guilty may request a hearing. (2) If a plea of not guilty is made in person, an immediate hearing may be had on request of the respondent, if convenient to the Bureau. (3) The Bureau reserves the right to set a date, time and place of hearing different from that selected by the respondent. (e) [Reserved.] (Amended City Record 3/13/2024, eff. 4/12/2024)