Licensing – Requirements.
35 RCNY § 63-04
in effect§ 63-04 Licensing – Requirements.
(a) License Required. An individual or Business Entity must first obtain a License from the Commission before acting as an Agent.
35 RCNY § 63-04(a) Fine: $500 - $1,000 Appearance REQUIRED
(b) Who May File an Application. An application or renewal application for an Agent's License may only be submitted by the following:
(1) An individual
(2) The Proprietor, on behalf of a sole proprietorship
(3) A general partner on behalf of a partnership
(4) An officer or director on behalf of a corporation
(5) A member on behalf of a limited liability company.
(c) Certification. The application must contain a sworn and notarized statement by the person filing the application that the information contained in the application is true.
(d) Fingerprinting and Background Investigations.
(1) For the purpose of securing criminal history records from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, an individual Applicant and all Limited Business Entity Persons of a Business Entity Applicant must be fingerprinted.
(2) The Applicant must pay any processing fee required by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.
(e) Bond.
(1) An Applicant for an original or renewal Agent's License must deposit a fifty thousand ($50,000) dollar bond payable to the City of New York with the Commission. The bond must be provided by one or more sureties approved by the Commission.
(2) The bond must guarantee that the Applicant or Licensee will comply with the provisions of the Administrative Code, observe all applicable rules or regulations of the Commission, pay all fines imposed by the Commission, and pay all judgments or settlements arising from any action connected with the Agent's License.
(3) The Agent is immediately liable for any fine or judgment as soon as the amount is determined or, in case of an appeal, when the final determination is issued.
(4) The bond must remain in effect for one year following the expiration or revocation of the License.
(f) Identify Business Entity Persons. Upon application for a License or License renewal or upon request, an Agent must provide the Commission with the identity of all of the Agent's Business Entity Persons.
(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) Remission of Taxes and Surcharges. An Applicant, including an applicant for a renewal License, must timely remit, and provide proof of remission, of any outstanding taxes or surcharges owed by the Applicant. An Applicant's responsibility for taxes and surcharges owed with respect to a particular Medallion for which the Applicant is also responsible shall be limited to such periods that such Medallion is managed by Applicant.
(i) 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.
(j) Address. An Applicant must give the Commission the Applicant's current Mailing Address and Email Address.
(k) Fit to Hold a License. An Applicant (including the individual Applicant and all Limited Business Entity Persons of a Business Entity Applicant) for an original License must demonstrate that they are Fit to Hold a License.
(Amended City Record 8/2/2016, eff. 9/1/2016)
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-71314Fetched: 10/24/2026