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RCNY tit. 16, ch. 10
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16 RCNY § 10-01 Conduct of Department of Sanitation Adjudicatory Proceedings.

§ 10-01 Conduct of Department of Sanitation Adjudicatory Proceedings. All adjudications which the Department of Sanitation is authorized by law to conduct may be conducted by a department employee designated by the Commissioner, or the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH), as determined by the Commissioner.

16 RCNY § 10-02 Adjudication Procedures.

§ 10-02 Adjudication Procedures. Adjudications conducted either by OATH or by the Commissioner's designee shall be conducted in conformance with the rules and procedures of OATH.

16 RCNY § 10-03 Findings of Fact and Determinations.

§ 10-03 Findings of Fact and Determinations. After a hearing has been conducted by OATH or the Commissioner's designee, the Administrative Law Judges of OATH or the Commissioner's designee shall make written proposed findings of fact and shall recommend decisions to the Commissioner of the Department who, in the Commissioner's sole discretion, shall make the final determinations.
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/0-0-0-32544Fetched: 10/24/2026

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