Licensing – Term of License.
35 RCNY § 59D-06
in effect§ 59D-06 Licensing – Term of License.
(a) New High-Volume For-Hire Service License Term. The term of a new High-Volume For-Hire Service License will expire two years after the last day of the month in which the new License is issued.
(b) Initial High-Volume For-Hire Service Issuance Period. Any Base, or collection of Bases operating under the same brand, trade, business, or operating name, that connects Passengers to For-Hire Vehicles by prearrangement and dispatched or facilitated the dispatching of an average of ten thousand or more trips per day in the City using a passenger-facing booking tool during the six months prior to the Initial High-Volume For-Hire Service Issuance Period must apply for a High-Volume For-Hire Service License during the High-Volume For-Hire Service Issuance Period.
(c) High-Volume For-Hire Service License Renewal Term. A License issued to a renewing Applicant will expire two years after the date on which the previous License expired.
(d) 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.
(e) Extensions.
(1) If a timely application for renewal of a License has been made as required in subdivision (d) of this section, the Chairperson will extend the License until review of the renewal application is completed.
(2) The License of the renewal Applicant remains effective during this extended period even if the application is ultimately denied.
(3) If the Commission approves the renewal application of a Licensee whose License has been extended pursuant to this subdivision, the expiration date of the renewal License will be based on the original expiration date of the License and not the extended date.
(f) Suspended Licenses.
(1) If a License is suspended, the Licensee must apply for renewal as required in subdivision (d) of this section if the Licensee wants to maintain the License. Failure to complete the renewal requirements means that the License cannot be maintained.
(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.
(Added City Record 12/11/2018, eff. 1/10/2019; amended City Record 6/30/2021, eff. 7/30/2021)
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/0-0-0-123115Fetched: 10/24/2026