License Transfers – Special Requirements.
35 RCNY § 82-45
in effect§ 82-45 License Transfers – Special Requirements.
(a) Personal Appearance.
(1) All Applicants seeking approval to own an interest in a Street Hail Livery License must appear in person as directed by the Chairperson.
(2) If the Applicant is a Business Entity, the following Business Entity Persons must appear in person before the Commission (unless the Chairperson waives this requirement):
(i) All individual shareholders of a corporate entity
(ii) All general partners of a partnership entity
(iii) All members of a Limited Liability Company.
(b) Preserve Street Hail Livery Category. An Applicant seeking approval to hold a Street Hail Livery License restricted to use with an Accessible Street Hail Livery or an interest in such License must continue to use that License with an Accessible Street Hail Livery. Restriction on Number of Licenses. An Applicant seeking approval to hold a Street Hail Livery License or an interest in a Street Hail Livery License must comply with the ownership provisions of 35 RCNY § 82-06(a).
(c) Transfers – Special Provisions Regarding Estates and Incompetency.
(1) Notice. Notice of the death or the declaration of incompetency of a Street Hail Livery Licensee must be given to the Chairperson promptly upon the occurrence. A Street Hail Livery Licensee which is a Business Entity must also give prompt notice upon the death or the declaration of incompetency of a shareholder, partner, or member of a Business Entity.
35 RCNY § 82-45(c)(1) Fine: $250 for failure to comply Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(2) Distribution of Interest in Street Hail Livery License to a Legatee. When a Street Hail Livery License(s) or an interest in a company or corporation that owns a Street Hail Livery License(s) is distributed from an estate, the Legatee recipient must qualify as a Transferee under the applicable rules of this Chapter, and must submit the following additional documents to the Commission:
A. A certified copy of the death certificate of the former Licensee or Business Entity Person listed with the Commission;
B. A certified copy of letters testamentary or letters of administration and, for an estate not in New York, a certified copy of ancillary letters testamentary or letters of administration covering the estate's New York property, which letters:
1. Must have been issued no earlier than six months prior to the date of submission; and
2. The amount of estate assets that the Executor is authorized to administer must be in excess of the value of the Street Hail Livery License(s) that is to be operated or transferred.
C. A certified copy of the will, if any.
(3) Additional Requirements for Temporary Operation of a Street Hail Livery License.
(i) If an owner of an interest in a Street Hail Livery License dies or is declared incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction, the Street Hail Livery License can continue to be operated by the administrator or representative of the owner or the owner's estate for up to 120 days following the date of death or declaration of incompetency.
(ii) The administrator or representative will have 120 days from the date of death or declaration of incompetency to transfer the Street Hail Livery License to a transferee that is qualified to own the Street Hail Livery License, as provided in this Chapter, and is approved to hold the Street Hail Livery License.
(iii) If no one has been approved by the Commission to hold the Street Hail Livery License by the end of the 120-day period, the Street Hail Livery License must be placed in storage until a qualified transferee is approved to hold the Street Hail Livery License.
35 RCNY § 82-45(c) Revocation may be ordered if Street Hail Livery License is operated beyond, or not transferred by, the periods specified. Appearance NOT REQUIRED
(Amended City Record 12/10/2015, eff. 1/9/2016)
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/0-0-0-75892Fetched: 10/24/2026