§ 7-03 — Choosing Community Service

§ 7-03 Choosing Community Service.

(a) Community Service After a Hearing. (1) If a Respondent is eligible for Community Service because the Specified Violation is sustained after a hearing as described in 48 RCNY § 7-02, the Respondent will receive a Decision that gives the Respondent the option either to complete Community Service or to pay the applicable monetary civil penalty by a specified date. If the Respondent wants to complete Community Service, the Respondent may contact OATH's Help Center to schedule Community Service. If the Decision gives the option to complete one or two-hours of Community Service, the Respondent may complete OATH's online Community Service course. (2) If a Respondent fails to complete the Community Service as set forth in 48 RCNY §§ 7-04 and 7-05, the applicable monetary civil penalty will be reinstated. The monetary civil penalty will be due and owing thirty (30) days from the date of the Decision, or thirty-five (35) days if the Decision is mailed. (b) Admitting by Completing OATH's Online Community Service Course on or Before a Hearing Date. (1) A Respondent who wants to admit to a Specified Violation that has a one- or two-hour community service requirement in accordance with 48 RCNY § 7-02 will have the option of admitting to the Specified Violation by completing OATH's online Community Service course on or before the hearing date. The completion of the online Community Service course constitutes an admission to the violation. (2) If a Respondent fails on or before the hearing date to complete OATH's online Community Service course or pay the applicable monetary penalty, and does not appear at the hearing, the Respondent will be in default pursuant to 48 RCNY § 6-20. (Added City Record 6/13/2017, eff. 6/13/2017; amended City Record 9/4/2018, eff. 10/4/2018; amended City Record 6/17/2019, eff. 7/17/2019)