NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 1-04 — Making False Representations and Altering or Falsifying Department Documents.

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(a) No licensee or employee or agent of such licensee shall make a false representation to the Department or falsify or allow to be falsified any certificate, form, signed statement, application or report required to be filed with the Department. (b) No licensee or employee or agent of such licensee shall forge, counte

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Effective: 3/25/2020

§ 1-04 Making False Representations and Altering or Falsifying Department Documents.

RCNY § 1-04

(a)No licensee or employee or agent of such licensee shall make a false representation to the Department or falsify or allow to be falsified any certificate, form, signed statement, application or report required to be filed with the Department.

(b)No licensee or employee or agent of such licensee shall forge, counterfeit, alter, fabricate, or falsely make any document issued by the Department or purported to be issued by the Department, including, but not limited to, Department licenses, permits, and letterhead.

(c)No licensee or employee or agent of such licensee shall use, attempt to use, possess, obtain, accept, receive, or provide to another any document prohibited by subdivision b of this section.

(d)The commissioner may deny any license application or refuse to renew any license, and may, after due notice and opportunity to be heard, suspend or revoke such license, if the applicant or person holding such license, or where applicable, any of its officers, principals, directors, members, managers, employees, or stockholders owning ten percent or more of the outstanding stock of the corporation, has been found to have violated subdivisions a, b, or c of this section in connection with the application or licensed business. (Added City Record 2/24/2020, eff. 3/25/2020)

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