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What is NYC RCNY § 1-12?

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(a) Procedure following the filing of a Commission-initiated complaint. At the time that a Commission-initiated complaint is filed, the Law Enforcement Bureau must record the date of filing and assign a complaint number to the complaint.

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Effective: 9/5/2019

§ 1-12 Commission-Initiated Complaints.

RCNY § 1-12

(a)Procedure following the filing of a Commission-initiated complaint. At the time that a Commission-initiated complaint is filed, the Law Enforcement Bureau must record the date of filing and assign a complaint number to the complaint. The Law Enforcement Bureau must thereafter serve a copy of the filed complaint on each respondent and advise the respondents of their procedural rights and obligations.

(b)Probable cause. Commission-initiated complaints do not require a determination of probable cause. (Added City Record 8/6/2019, eff. 9/5/2019)

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