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What is NYC RCNY § 1-02?

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(a) The licenses and permits listed below expire on the dates indicated: License Date (years refer to calendar years)License Date (years refer to calendar years)Booting of Motor VehiclesDecember 31 of Odd YearsDebt Collection AgencyJanuary 31 of Odd YearsElectronic or Home Appliance Service DealersDecember 31 of Even

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Effective: 10/26/2016Last amended: 5/2/2026

§ 1-02 Term and Expiration Date of Licenses.

RCNY § 1-02

(a)The licenses and permits listed below expire on the dates indicated: License Date (years refer to calendar years)License Date (years refer to calendar years)Booting of Motor VehiclesDecember 31 of Odd YearsDebt Collection AgencyJanuary 31 of Odd YearsElectronic or Home Appliance Service DealersDecember 31 of Even Years Electronic StoresDecember 31 of Even YearsEmployment AgencyMay 1 of Even YearsGarage, Parking LotMarch 31 of Odd YearsHome Improvement ContractorFebruary 28 of Odd YearsHorse Drawn CabMarch 31 of Even YearsHorse Drawn Cab DriverMay 31 of Even YearsHotel September 30 of Even YearsLaundry – Retail, Industrial, and Industrial DeliveryDecember 31 of Odd YearsLocksmith; Locksmith ApprenticeMay 31 of Odd YearsProcess ServerFebruary 28 of Even YearsProducts-for-the-Disabled DealerMarch 15 of Odd YearsSecondhand DealerJuly 31 of Odd YearsSightseeing BusMarch 31 of Even YearsSightseeing GuideMarch 31 of Even YearsStoop Line StandMarch 31 of Even YearsStorage WarehouseApril 1 of Odd YearsTowing Vehicles CompanyApril 30 of Even YearsTowing Vehicles DriverOctober 31 of Even Years (b) General vendor licenses are valid for two years. Such licenses shall expire September 30 of each year.

(c)Newsstand licenses are valid for a two year term and shall expire on either March 31 or September 30 and in either odd or even numbered years, depending on the date designated in the license document.

(d)Reserved.

(e)Reserved.

(f)Pedicab business licenses and pedicab driver licenses are valid for one year. Pedicab business licenses shall expire November 1 of each year and pedicab driver licenses shall expire April 30 of each year.

(g)Car wash licenses are valid for a two year term and shall expire October 31 of odd-numbered years.

(h)In all instances where the license expiration dates differ from those in existence prior to the effective date of this section, or amendments thereto, the License Issuance Division of the Department shall make appropriate adjustments. (Amended City Record 9/26/2016, eff. 10/26/2016; amended City Record 2/24/2020, eff. 3/25/2020; amended City Record 12/1/2020, eff. 12/31/2020; amended City Record 2/22/2021, eff. 3/24/2021; amended City Record 3/11/2022, eff. 4/10/2022; amended City Record 10/9/2024, eff. 11/8/2024; amended City Record 5/2/2025, eff. 5/2/2025; amended City Record 4/2/2026, eff. 5/2/2026)

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