§ 62-04 — Licensing – General Information Required

§ 62-04 Licensing – General Information Required.

(a) Identification. An Applicant for an original License must provide the following: (1) A Valid government-issued photo ID (2) A Valid Social Security number (b) Proof of Age. An individual Applicant and each Business Entity Person of an Applicant must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age. (c) Fit to Hold a License. An individual Applicant and each Business Entity Person of an Applicant must demonstrate that they are Fit To Hold a License. Fit to Hold a License will be determined in part through fingerprinting and background investigations, as follows: (1) Fingerprinting Applicants. An individual and all Business Entity Persons applying for a Broker's license must be fingerprinted. (2) Fingerprinting New Business Entity Persons. Fingerprinting is also required when a Business Entity Licensee adds new Business Entity Persons. A Business Entity Licensee must notify the Commission of any new Business Entity Persons within five working days of their addition. The Commission can permit continued use of the Broker's License during completion of the background investigation. (3) Fingerprinting Financiers. An individual or the Business Entity Person who provides funds for Brokers must be fingerprinted unless the provider is a licensed bank or loan company. (4) Waiver of Fingerprinting. The Commission can waive fingerprinting requirements at its discretion. (d) Proficiency in the English Language. An individual Applicant and at least one Business Entity Person of a Business Entity Applicant must be able to understand, speak, read and write the English language. (e) Experience. An individual Applicant and at least one Business Entity Person of a Business Entity Applicant must have at least one of the following types of experience: (1) Active participation in the Taxicab Brokerage business under the supervision of a licensed Taxicab Broker for not less than one (1) year (2) Equivalent experience in the general Taxicab business for a period of at least two (2) years The Applicant must provide a sworn affidavit regarding the required experience. The Commission may allow or require the Applicant to provide other proof of the required experience, or waive the requirement entirely. (f) Waivers for Attorneys. An attorney who is a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of New York, does not need to submit proof as otherwise required in 35 RCNY § 62-04. (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. (h) Business Entities. An Applicant which is a Business Entity must provide the following documents: (1) 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. (2) Corporations. If the Applicant is a corporation, it must file with its application: (i) A certified copy of its certificate of incorporation (ii) A list of officers and shareholders (iii) A certified copy of the minutes of the meeting at which the current officers were elected. (3) Limited Liability Companies (LLCs). If the Applicant is a limited liability company, it must file with its application: (i) A copy of its articles of organization (ii) A copy of its operating agreement (iii) A list of the members, with the percentages of the Applicant owned by each. (i) Address. An Applicant must give the Commission the Applicant's current Mailing Address and Email Address. (Amended City Record 6/30/2016, eff. 7/30/2016)